Uniqueness in determining fractional orders of derivatives and initial values

For initial boundary value problems of time-fractional diffusion-wave equations with the zero Dirichlet boundary value, we consider an inverse problem of determining orders of the fractional derivatives and initial values by three kinds of measurement data on a time interval: (i) solution in a subdomain (ii) Neumann data on a subboundary (iii) spatial averaged values. We prove that the order and initial values are uniquely determined by the above data if the solutions do not identically vanish. Our main results show that the uniqueness for the fractional order holds even if the coefficients of the fractional diffusion-wave equations and source terms within some class are unknown. Moreover we consider pointwise data for the uniqueness in the inverse problem. The proof is based on the eigenfunction expansions and the asymptotic expansions of the Mittag-Leffler functions for large time.

Authors
Yamamoto M. 1, 2, 3, 4
Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Number of issue
9
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
095006
Volume
37
Year
2021
Organizations
  • 1 Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Math Sci, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538914, Japan
  • 2 Acad Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, Bucharest, Romania
  • 3 Palazzo Univ, Acad Peloritana Pericolanti, Piazza S Pugliatti 1, I-98122 Messina, Italy
  • 4 Peoples Friendship Univ Russia, RUDN Univ, 6 Miklukho Maldaya St, Moscow 117198, Russia
Keywords
fractional diffusion-wave equation; uniqueness; fractional order
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