Inverse problem of potential theory

Abstract: P. Novikov in 1938 has proved that if

u_{1} (x) = u_{2} (x)

for

| x | > R

, where

R > 0

is a large number,

u_j(x):=int_{D_j}g_0(x,y)dy, quad g_0(x,y):=frac 1 {4pi |x-y|},

and

D_{j} s u b s e t m a t h b b R^{3}

,

j = 1, 2,

D_{j} s u b s e t B_{R}

, are bounded, connected, smooth domains, star-shaped with respect to a common point, then

D_{1} = D_{2}

. Here

B_{R} := x : | x | l e R

. Our basic results are: a) the removal of the assumption about star-shapeness of

D_{j}

, b) a new approach to the problem, c) the construction of counter-examples for a similar problem in which

g_{0}

is replaced by

g = f r a c e^{i k | x - y |} 4 p i | x - y |

, where

k > 0

is a fixed constant.

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