A local unique solvability theorem in the one-dimensional inverse problem for the Maxwell-Blôch equations (Q1363483)

Considering the model for interaction of an electromagnetic field and a relaxation magnetic field of protons which is described by the Maxwell-Blôch equations, the author studies the inverse problem of determining the conductivity and the coefficients of dielectric and magnetic permeability of a stratified medium in the half-space \(\mathbb R_+^3=\{ x\in{\mathbb R}^3\mid x_3>0\}\) (the electromagnetic parameters of the medium depend only on \(x_3\)). A homogeneous medium with known characteristics is assumed to occupy the half-space \(\mathbb R_-^3=\{ x\in{\mathbb R}^3\mid x_3<0\}\). The tangent components of the electric field strength vector of a nonstationary electromagnetic field are measured on the interface and serve as information for restoring the sought quantities. Two theorems are proved, describing necessary and sufficient conditions for local solvability of the inverse problem in question.