Inverse problem related to boundary shape identification for a hyperbolic differential equation (Q2068262)

Summary: In this paper, we are interested in the inverse problem of the determination of the unknown part \(\partial\operatorname{\Omega},\operatorname{\Gamma}_0\) of the boundary of a uniformly Lipschitzian domain \(\operatorname{\Omega}\) included in \(\mathbb{R}^N\) from the measurement of the normal derivative \(\partial_nv\) on suitable part \(\operatorname{\Gamma}_0\) of its boundary, where \(v\) is the solution of the wave equation \(\partial_{tt}v \left(x, t\right)-\operatorname{\Delta}v \left(x, t\right)+p \left(x\right)v \left(x \right)=0\) in \(\operatorname{\Omega}\times \left(0, T\right)\) and given Dirichlet boundary data. We use shape optimization tools to retrieve the boundary part \(\operatorname{\Gamma}\) of \(\partial\operatorname{\Omega}\). From necessary conditions, we estimate a Lagrange multiplier \(k\left(\operatorname{\Omega}\right)\) which appears by derivation with respect to the domain. By maximum principle theory for hyperbolic equations and under geometrical assumptions, we prove a uniqueness result of our inverse problem. The Lipschitz stability is established by increasing of the energy of the system. Some numerical simulations are made to illustrate the optimal shape.