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22 May 2023

This paper presents a review of both classical and modern results pertaining to partial inverse spectral problems for differential operators. Such problems consist in the recovery of differential expression coefficients in some part of the domain (a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Inverse Spectral Problems for Ordinary Differential and Functional-Differential Operators)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,593 Views
27 Pages

18 July 2020

This note reviews certain classical applications of microlocal analysis in inverse problems. The text is based on lecture notes for a postgraduate level minicourse on applications of microlocal analysis in inverse problems, given in Helsinki and Shan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,273 Views
10 Pages

13 September 2021

A spectral inverse problem concerns the reconstruction of parameters of a parent graph from prescribed spectral data of subgraphs. Also referred to as the P–NP Isomorphism Problem, Reconstruction or Exact Graph Matching, the aim is to seek sets of pa...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,163 Views
10 Pages

10 November 2022

In this paper, we study inverse nodal problems for a boundary value problem. A uniqueness result for the potential function and a reconstruction method are obtained. By using the nodal points as input data, we compute the approximation solution of th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Inverse Spectral Problems for Ordinary Differential and Functional-Differential Operators)
  • Article
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5 Citations
4,658 Views
54 Pages

Inverse Problems in Pump–Probe Spectroscopy

  • Denis S. Tikhonov,
  • Diksha Garg and
  • Melanie Schnell

31 January 2024

Ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopic studies allow for deep insights into the mechanisms and timescales of photophysical and photochemical processes. Extracting valuable information from these studies, such as reactive intermediates’ lifeti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Photochemistry II)
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  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,913 Views
14 Pages

Particle Swarm Optimization and Uncertainty Assessment in Inverse Problems

  • José L. G. Pallero,
  • María Zulima Fernández-Muñiz,
  • Ana Cernea,
  • Óscar Álvarez-Machancoses and ,
  • Luis Mariano Pedruelo-González,
  • Sylvain Bonvalot and
  • Juan Luis Fernández-Martínez
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 January 2018

Most inverse problems in the industry (and particularly in geophysical exploration) are highly underdetermined because the number of model parameters too high to achieve accurate data predictions and because the sampling of the data space is scarce a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Probabilistic Methods for Inverse Problems)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
8,527 Views
32 Pages

10 May 2012

In this paper we examine an Information-Theoretic method for solving noisy linear inverse estimation problems which encompasses under a single framework a whole class of estimation methods. Under this framework, the prior information about the unknow...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Concepts of Entropy and Their Applications)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,986 Views
19 Pages

21 January 2023

This article proposes the application of a new mathematical model of spots for solving inverse problems using a learning method, which is similar to using deep learning. In general, the spots represent vague figures in abstract “information spa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Applications in Computer Science and Intelligent Systems)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,254 Views
15 Pages

Nonlinear Inverse Problems for Equations with Dzhrbashyan–Nersesyan Derivatives

  • Vladimir E. Fedorov,
  • Marina V. Plekhanova and
  • Daria V. Melekhina

The unique solvability in the sense of classical solutions for nonlinear inverse problems to differential equations, solved for the oldest Dzhrbashyan–Nersesyan fractional derivative, is studied. The linear part of the equation contains a bound...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Boundary Value Problems for Fractional Differential Equations, 2nd Edition)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,277 Views
13 Pages

Bayesian Inference and Deep Learning for Inverse Problems

  • Ali Mohammad-Djafari,
  • Ning Chu,
  • Li Wang and
  • Liang Yu

Inverse problems arise anywhere we have an indirect measurement. In general, they are ill-posed to obtain satisfactory solutions, which needs prior knowledge. Classically, different regularization methods and Bayesian inference-based methods have bee...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 42nd International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,838 Views
11 Pages

Inverse Problems for Degenerate Fractional Integro-Differential Equations

  • Mohammed Al Horani,
  • Mauro Fabrizio,
  • Angelo Favini and
  • Hiroki Tanabe

3 April 2020

This paper deals with inverse problems related to degenerate fractional integro-differential equations in Banach spaces. We study existence, uniqueness and regularity of solutions to the problem, claiming to extend well known studies for the case of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Inverse Problems for Fractional Differential Equations)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,471 Views
21 Pages

4 September 2021

This paper aims at discussing the resolution achievable in the reconstruction of both circumference sources from their radiated far-field and circumference scatterers from their scattered far-field observed for the 2D scalar case. The investigation i...

(This article belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,371 Views
9 Pages

Direct and Inverse Fractional Abstract Cauchy Problems

  • Mohammed AL Horani,
  • Angelo Favini and
  • Hiroki Tanabe

25 October 2019

We are concerned with a fractional abstract Cauchy problem for possibly degenerate equations in Banach spaces. This form of degeneration may be strong and some convenient assumptions about the involved operators are required to handle the direct prob...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical and Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Evolution Equations : Advances and Perspectives)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,192 Views
15 Pages

On Solvability of Some Inverse Problems for a Pseudoparabolic Equation with Multiple Involution

  • Maira Koshanova,
  • Kulzina Nazarova,
  • Batirkhan Turmetov and
  • Kairat Usmanov

13 August 2025

In this paper, solvability of some inverse problems for a nonlocal analog of a pseudoparabolic equation is studied. The nonlocal analog of a pseudoparabolic equation is formed using transformations that have the involution property. Two types of inve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,230 Views
31 Pages

Algorithms in Tomography and Related Inverse Problems—A Review

  • Styliani Tassiopoulou,
  • Georgia Koukiou and
  • Vassilis Anastassopoulos

5 February 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of tomographic imaging algorithms, this literature review explores a diverse array of themes shaping the field’s progress. It encompasses foundational principles, special innovative approaches, tomographic impleme...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,419 Views
19 Pages

5 August 2022

One of the key tools in an organization’s performance management is the goal tree, which is used for solving both direct and inverse problems. This research deals with goal setting based on a model of the future by presenting the goal and subgo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Methods and Analysis for the Industrial Management and Business, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,428 Views
16 Pages

28 June 2021

Two inverse ill-posed problems are considered. The first problem is an input restoration of a linear system. The second one is a restoration of time-dependent coefficients of a linear ordinary differential equation. Both problems are reformulated as...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Analysis and Control of Systems with Uncertainties)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,841 Views
21 Pages

20 October 2024

The present study is concerned with the numerical solution of external boundary conditions in inverse problems for one-dimensional multilayer diffusion, using the difference method. First, we formulate multispecies parabolic problems with three types...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mathematical Models)
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3 September 2026

Inverse inclusion problems arise in several applications such as electrical impedance tomography, nondestructive testing, and geophysical imaging. The purpose of this review is to present some recent advances concerning stability estimates for the de...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,504 Views
15 Pages

On the Dual and Inverse Problems of Scheduling Jobs to Minimize the Maximum Penalty

  • Alexander A. Lazarev,
  • Nikolay Pravdivets and
  • Frank Werner

10 July 2020

In this paper, we consider the single-machine scheduling problem with given release dates and the objective to minimize the maximum penalty which is NP-hard in the strong sense. For this problem, we introduce a dual and an inverse problem and show th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances and Novel Approaches in Discrete Optimization)
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2 Citations
2,464 Views
22 Pages

27 April 2022

Due to the fundamental solutions are employed as basis functions, the localized method of fundamental solution can obtain more accurate numerical results than other localized methods in the homogeneous problems. Since the inverse Cauchy problem is il...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering Applications)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,872 Views
9 Pages

For many scientific inverse problems, we are required to evaluate an expensive forward model. Moreover, the model is often given in such a form that it is unrealistic to access its gradients. In such a scenario, standard Markov Chain Monte Carlo algo...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 42nd International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering)
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20 Citations
5,587 Views
13 Pages

Updating the Landweber Iteration Method for Solving Inverse Problems

  • Hassan K. Ibrahim Al-Mahdawi,
  • Hussein Alkattan,
  • Mostafa Abotaleb,
  • Ammar Kadi and
  • El-Sayed M. El-kenawy

7 August 2022

The Landweber iteration method is one of the most popular methods for the solution of linear discrete ill-posed problems. The diversity of physical problems and the diversity of operators that result from them leads us to think about updating the mai...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
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5 Citations
2,443 Views
19 Pages

18 August 2024

In this paper, we study inverse interface problems with unknown boundary conditions, using point observations for parabolic equations with cylindrical symmetry. In the one-dimensional, two-layer interface problem, the left interval 0<r<l1, i.e....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mathematical Theory and Simulation Methods for Backward Problems)
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7 Citations
2,636 Views
29 Pages

28 January 2023

In this paper, a meshfree weighted radial basis collocation method associated with the Newton’s iteration method is introduced to solve the nonlinear inverse Helmholtz problems for identifying the parameter. All the measurement data can be incl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Numerical and Computational Methods for Engineering and Applied Mathematical Problems)
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18 Citations
3,648 Views
17 Pages

22 November 2021

In this paper, we propose an approach to inverse spectral problems for the n-th order (n≥2) ordinary differential operators with distribution coefficients. The inverse problems which consist in the reconstruction of the differential expression coe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Trends on Boundary Value Problems)
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9 Citations
1,964 Views
23 Pages

9 August 2023

In this paper, we consider a class of matrix functions that contains regularization matrices of Mirzoev and Shkalikov for differential operators with distribution coefficients of order n≥2. We show that every matrix function of this class is assoc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spectral Theory and Its Applications in Problems of Mathematical Physics)
  • Communication
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21 Citations
5,609 Views
11 Pages

In this paper, we study two inverse eigenvalue problems (IEPs) of constructing two special acyclic matrices. The first problem involves the reconstruction of matrices whose graph is a path, from given information on one eigenvector of the required ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,281 Views
18 Pages

17 January 2024

Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) stands out as an effective method for tackling Bayesian inverse problems. However, when dealing with computationally expensive forward models and high-dimensional parameter spaces, the challenge of repeated sampling be...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,480 Views
21 Pages

PSF Analysis of the Inverse Source and Scattering Problems for Strip Geometries

  • Ehsan Akbari Sekehravani,
  • Giovanni Leone and
  • Rocco Pierri

This paper is concerned with estimating the achievable resolution in the reconstruction of strip sources from the knowledge of its radiated field and strip objects from the knowledge of its scattered field. In particular, the study focuses on the eva...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Photonic and Microwave Sensing Developments and Applications)
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18 Citations
7,060 Views
17 Pages

8 February 2019

Inverse scattering problems (ISPs) stand at the center of many important imaging applications, such as geophysical explorations, industrial non-destructive testing, bio-medical imaging, etc. Recently, a new type of contraction integral equation for i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Imaging and Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering Problems)
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3 Citations
5,157 Views
23 Pages

24 March 2025

Inverse Physics-Informed Neural Networks (inverse PINNs) offer a robust framework for solving inverse problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs), particularly in scenarios with limited or noisy data. However, conventional inverse PINN...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,116 Views
15 Pages

Multigrid Method for Solving Inverse Problems for Heat Equation

  • Hassan K. Ibrahim Al-Mahdawi,
  • Mostafa Abotaleb,
  • Hussein Alkattan,
  • Al-Mahdawi Zena Tareq and ,
  • Amr Badr and
  • Ammar Kadi
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7 August 2022

In this paper, the inverse problems for the boundary value and initial value in a heat equation are posed and solved. It is well known that those problems are ill posed. The problems are reformulated as integral equations of the first kind by using t...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
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16 Pages

A Variational Optimization Method for Solving Two Dimensional Magnetotelluric Inverse Problems

  • Aigerim M. Tleulesova,
  • Nurlan M. Temirbekov,
  • Moldir N. Dauletbay,
  • Almas N. Temirbekov and ,
  • Zhaniya G. Turlybek,
  • Zhansaya S. Tugenbayeva and
  • Syrym E. Kasenov
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 September 2025

This article addresses a two-dimensional inverse problem of magnetotelluric sounding under the assumption of E-polarized electromagnetic fields. The main focus is on the construction of a forward numerical model based on the Helmholtz equation with a...

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34 Citations
8,435 Views
25 Pages

13 December 2021

Classical methods for inverse problems are mainly based on regularization theory, in particular those, that are based on optimization of a criterion with two parts: a data-model matching and a regularization term. Different choices for these two term...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue MaxEnt 2020/2021—The 40th International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering)
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2 Citations
1,415 Views
11 Pages

1 February 2025

We study inverse problems of identification of lower-order coefficients in a second-order parabolic equation. The coefficients are sought in the form of a finite series segment with unknown coefficients, depending on time. The linear case is also con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Axioms and Methods for Handling Differential Equations and Inverse Problems)
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3 Citations
5,025 Views
32 Pages

This paper presents a regularization framework that aims to improve the fidelity of Tikhonov inverse solutions. At the heart of the framework is the data-informed regularization idea that only data-uninformed parameters need to be regularized, while...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inverse Problems with Partial Data)
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9 Citations
2,775 Views
13 Pages

15 November 2021

Deep learning based reconstruction methods deliver outstanding results for solving inverse problems and are therefore becoming increasingly important. A recently invented class of learning-based reconstruction methods is the so-called NETT (for Netwo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inverse Problems and Imaging)
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679 Views
21 Pages

Inverse Extremal Eigenvalue Problems for Multi-Arrowhead Pentadiagonal Matrices

  • Susana Arela-Pérez,
  • Hector Flores Callisaya,
  • Hans Nina and
  • Hubert Pickmann-Soto

23 February 2026

We address the inverse extremal eigenvalue problem (IEEP) for multi-arrowhead pentadiagonal matrices, a structured class that combines pentadiagonal bandwidth with an alternating arrowhead structure. We identify four distinct structural classes based...

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1,867 Views
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22 December 2023

Some inverse problems of Stokes flow, including noisy boundary conditions, unknown angular velocity, and dynamic viscous constant identification are studied in this paper. The interpolation equations for those inverse problems are constructed using t...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,059 Views
18 Pages

On Solvability of Some Inverse Problems for a Fractional Parabolic Equation with a Nonlocal Biharmonic Operator

  • Moldir Muratbekova,
  • Bakhtiyar Kadirkulov,
  • Maira Koshanova and
  • Batirkhan Turmetov

The paper considers the solvability of some inverse problems for fractional differential equations with a nonlocal biharmonic operator, which is introduced with the help of involutive transformations in two space variables. The considered problems ar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Time/Space-Fractional Evolution Equations)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,072 Views
18 Pages

13 November 2021

The work continues a series of articles devoted to the peculiarities of solving coefficient inverse problems for nonlinear singularly perturbed equations of the reaction-diffusion-advection-type with data on the position of the reaction front. In thi...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
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2 Citations
2,865 Views
51 Pages

16 August 2023

In this paper, an approach to solving direct and inverse scattering problems on the half-line for a one-dimensional Schrödinger equation with a complex-valued potential that is exponentially decreasing at infinity is developed. It is based on a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Inverse Spectral Problems for Ordinary Differential and Functional-Differential Operators)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,694 Views
24 Pages

14 June 2019

In this paper Lie group method in combination with Magnus expansion is utilized to develop a universal method applicable to solving a Sturm–Liouville problem (SLP) of any order with arbitrary boundary conditions. It is shown that the method has...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Analysis: Inverse Problems – Theory and Applications)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,914 Views
21 Pages

26 October 2022

We firstly prove the Horváth-type theorem for Sturm–Liouville operators on a star-shaped graph and then solve a new partial inverse nodal problem for this operator. We give some algorithms to recover this operator from a dense nodal subs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Inverse Spectral Problems for Ordinary Differential and Functional-Differential Operators)
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11 Citations
4,880 Views
15 Pages

Time Traveling Regularization for Inverse Heat Transfer Problems

  • Elisan Dos Santos Magalhães,
  • Bruno De Campos Salles Anselmo,
  • Ana Lúcia Fernandes de Lima e Silva and
  • Sandro Metrevelle Marcondes Lima e Silva

27 February 2018

This work presents a technique called Time Traveling Regularization (TTR) applied to an optimization technique in order to solve ill-posed problems. This new methodology does not interfere in the minimization technique process. The Golden Section met...

(This article belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,625 Views
18 Pages

Coupled Dynamical Systems for Solving Linear Inverse Problems

  • Ryosuke Kasai,
  • Omar M. Abou Al-Ola and
  • Tetsuya Yoshinaga

21 October 2025

We propose a class of coupled dynamical systems for solving linear inverse problems, treating both the unknown variable and an auxiliary variable representing measurement dynamics as state variables. This framework does not rely on probabilistic mode...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications, 3rd Edition)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,035 Views
11 Pages

We address the inverse medium scattering problem with phaseless data motivated by nondestructive testing for optical fibers. As the phase information of the data is unknown, this problem may be regarded as a standard phase retrieval problem that cons...

(This article belongs to the Section Computational Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,905 Views
26 Pages

Automatic Differentiation for Inverse Problems in X-ray Imaging and Microscopy

  • Francesco Guzzi,
  • Alessandra Gianoncelli,
  • Fulvio Billè,
  • Sergio Carrato and
  • George Kourousias

23 February 2023

Computational techniques allow breaking the limits of traditional imaging methods, such as time restrictions, resolution, and optics flaws. While simple computational methods can be enough for highly controlled microscope setups or just for previews,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence Applications for Imaging in Life Sciences)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,626 Views
21 Pages

On Solving Two-Dimensional Inverse Heat Conduction Problems Using the Multiple Source Meshless Method

  • Cheng-Yu Ku,
  • Jing-En Xiao,
  • Wei-Po Huang,
  • Weichung Yeih and
  • Chih-Yu Liu

28 June 2019

In this article, a newly developed multiple-source meshless method (MSMM) capable of solving inverse heat conduction problems in two dimensions is presented. Evolved from the collocation Trefftz method (CTM), the MSMM approximates the solution by usi...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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