Determination of source parameter in parabolic equations

The authors consider the problem of finding u=u(x, t) and p=p(t) which satisfy u = Lu + p(t) + F(x, t, u, x, p(t)) in Q T=Ω×(0, T], u(x, 0)=ø(x), x∈Ω, u(x, t)=g(x, t) on ∂Ω×(0, T] and either ∫G(t) Φ(x,t)u(x,t)dx = E(t), 0 ≤ t ≤ T or u(x0, t)=E(t), 0≤t≤T, where Ω∋R n is a bounded domain with smooth boundary ∂Ω, x 0∈Ω, L is a linear elliptic operator, G(t)∋Ω, and F, ø, g, and E are known functions. For each of the two problems stated above, we demonstrate the existence, unicity and continuous dependence upon the data. Some considerations on the numerical solution for these two inverse problems are presented with examples.