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This paper considers the inverse problem of determining the time‐dependent coefficient in the time‐fractional diffusion‐wave equation. In this case, an initial boundary value problem was set for the fractional diffusion‐wave equation, and an additional condition was given for the inverse problem of determining the coefficient from this equation. First of all, it was considered the initial boundary value problem. By the Fourier method, this problem is reduced to equivalent integral equations. Then, using the Mittag‐Leffler function and the generalized singular Gronwall inequality, we get a priori estimate for solution via unknown coefficient which we will need to study of the inverse problem. The inverse problem is reduced to the equivalent integral of equation of Volterra type. The principle of contracted mapping is used to solve this equation. Local existence and global uniqueness results are proved. The stability estimate is also obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the inverse problem of determining the time‐dependent reaction–diffusion coefficient in the Cauchy problem for the time‐fractional diffusion equation with the Hilfer operator by a single observation at the point x=0$$ x=0 $$ of the diffusion process is studied. To represent the solution of the direct problem, the fundamental solution of this equation is constructed and properties of this solution are investigated. The fundamental solution contains Fox's H$$ H $$‐functions widely used in fractional calculus. The fundamental solution for the fractional diffusion operator with the Hilfer derivative is also obtained in terms of the Yang Y$$ Y $$‐function, and it is shown that they coincide. Using estimates of the fundamental solution and its derivatives, an estimate for the solution of the direct problem is obtained in terms of the norm of the unknown coefficient, which will be used in investigation of inverse problem. The inverse problem is reduced to the equivalent integral equation. For solving this equation, the contracted mapping principle is applied. The local existence and global uniqueness results and the conditional stability estimate of solution are proven. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We show in this paper a Lipschitz stability result for a crack inverse problem in half space. The direct problem is a Laplace equation with zero Neumann condition on the top boundary. The forcing term is a discontinuity across the crack. This formulation can be related to geological faults in elastic media or to irrotational incompressible flows in a half space minus an inner wall. The direct problem is well posed in an appropriate functional space. We study the related inverse problem where the jump across the crack is unknown, and more importantly, the geometry and the location of the crack are unknown. The data for the inverse problem are of Dirichlet type over a portion of the top boundary. We prove that this inverse problem is uniquely solvable under some assumptions on the geometry of the crack. The highlight of this paper is showing a stability result for this inverse problem. Assuming that the crack is planar, we show that reconstructing the plane containing the crack is Lipschitz stable despite the fact that the forcing term for the underlying PDE is unknown. This uniform stability result holds under the assumption that the forcing term is bounded above and the Dirichlet data are bounded below away from zero in appropriate norms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]