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Inverse parabolic partial differential equation

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An equation of the form

(*)

where the form is positive definite. The variable plays the role of "inverse" time. The substitution reduces equation (*) to the usual parabolic form. Parabolic equations of "mixed" type occur, for example, is a direct parabolic equation for and an inverse parabolic equation for , with degeneracy of the order for .


Comments

The Cauchy problem for an equation (*) is a well-known example of an ill-posed problem (cf. Ill-posed problems). For a discussion of the backward heat equation (cf. also Thermal-conductance equation)

( being the Laplace operator) see [a1].

References

[a1] L.E. Payne, "Improperly posed problems in partial differential equations" , SIAM (1975)
How to Cite This Entry:
Inverse parabolic partial differential equation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Inverse_parabolic_partial_differential_equation&oldid=19128
This article was adapted from an original article by A.P. Soldatov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article