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Volume 15, Issue 4
A Generalized Quasi-Boundary Value Method for an Inverse Source Problem in a Distributed Order Time-Fractional Diffusion Equation

Wenjie Wu & Ting Wei

East Asian J. Appl. Math., 15 (2025), pp. 835-866.

Published online: 2025-06

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Subdiffusion equations with distributed-order fractional derivatives describe important physical phenomena. In this paper, we consider an inverse space-dependent source term problem governed by a distributed order time-fractional diffusion equation using final time data. Based on the series expression of the solution, the inverse source problem can be transformed into a first kind of Fredholm integral equation. The existence, uniqueness and a conditional stability of the considered inverse problem are established. Building upon this foundation, a generalized quasi-boundary value regularization method is proposed to solve the inverse source problem, and then we prove the well-posedness of the regularized problem. Further, we provide the convergence rates of the regularized solution by employing an a priori and an a posteriori regularization parameter choice rule. Numerical examples in one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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65M10, 78A48

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@Article{EAJAM-15-835, author = {Wu , Wenjie and Wei , Ting}, title = {A Generalized Quasi-Boundary Value Method for an Inverse Source Problem in a Distributed Order Time-Fractional Diffusion Equation}, journal = {East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics}, year = {2025}, volume = {15}, number = {4}, pages = {835--866}, abstract = {

Subdiffusion equations with distributed-order fractional derivatives describe important physical phenomena. In this paper, we consider an inverse space-dependent source term problem governed by a distributed order time-fractional diffusion equation using final time data. Based on the series expression of the solution, the inverse source problem can be transformed into a first kind of Fredholm integral equation. The existence, uniqueness and a conditional stability of the considered inverse problem are established. Building upon this foundation, a generalized quasi-boundary value regularization method is proposed to solve the inverse source problem, and then we prove the well-posedness of the regularized problem. Further, we provide the convergence rates of the regularized solution by employing an a priori and an a posteriori regularization parameter choice rule. Numerical examples in one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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Subdiffusion equations with distributed-order fractional derivatives describe important physical phenomena. In this paper, we consider an inverse space-dependent source term problem governed by a distributed order time-fractional diffusion equation using final time data. Based on the series expression of the solution, the inverse source problem can be transformed into a first kind of Fredholm integral equation. The existence, uniqueness and a conditional stability of the considered inverse problem are established. Building upon this foundation, a generalized quasi-boundary value regularization method is proposed to solve the inverse source problem, and then we prove the well-posedness of the regularized problem. Further, we provide the convergence rates of the regularized solution by employing an a priori and an a posteriori regularization parameter choice rule. Numerical examples in one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Wu , Wenjie and Wei , Ting. (2025). A Generalized Quasi-Boundary Value Method for an Inverse Source Problem in a Distributed Order Time-Fractional Diffusion Equation. East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics. 15 (4). 835-866. doi:10.4208/eajam.2024-058.310824
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