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An Inverse Source Problem in a Variable-Order Time-Fractional Diffusion PDE

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  • Marián Slodička

    (Research Group of Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling (NaM2), Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium)

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We study an inverse source problem for a semilinear diffusion equation involving a Caputo-type time-fractional derivative whose order is a function of time. The equation is considered in a bounded Lipschitz domain Ω ⊂ R d , d ≥ 1 , and is supplemented with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The source term is taken to be separable, h ( t ) f ( x ) , where the temporal component h ( t ) is unknown. This quantity is to be identified from spatially localized measurements m ( t ) of the solution. In this setting, we establish existence and uniqueness results in suitable function spaces, thereby demonstrating the well-posedness of the corresponding inverse source problem.

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  • Marián Slodička, 2026. "An Inverse Source Problem in a Variable-Order Time-Fractional Diffusion PDE," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:14:y:2026:i:3:p:488-:d:1852519
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