Mathematical and statistical methods for multistatic imaging (Q392152)

This book consists of eight parts. Part I: Mathematical and Probabilistic Tools, Part II: Small Volume Expansions and Concept of Generalized Polarizability tensors, Part III: Multistatic Configuration, Part IV: Localization and Detection Algorithms, Part V: Dictionary Matching and Tracking Algorithms, Part VI: Imaging of External Targets, Part VII: Invisibility, Part VIII: Numerical Implementation and Results. Each part consists of two or three Sections. In Part I Sobolev spaces, Shannon's sampling formula, fast Fourier transform, special functions, regularization of ill-posed problems and other topics are mentioned, an introduction to probability theory and random matrix theory are briefly presented, Kalman's filters are mentioned, the theory of layer potentials and applications to Helmholtz's equations are presented. In Part II the wave scattering by small inclusions is discussed. The scattered field is expressed by polarization tensors. Asymptotic expansion of the scattered field is given as the size of the small inclusion tends to zero. Part III the the field is produced by a set of sources and collected by the set of receivers. The measurements are contaminated by a Gaussian noise. Statistical analysis of the measured signals is discussed. In Part IV detection of a single small inclusion and multiple small inclusions are discussed. At a fixed frequency for the waves governed by the Helmholtz's equation various detection algorithms for detection of inhomogeneities are discussed. No error estimates are given for these algorithms. In Part V the detection problem is discussed under the assumption that there are finitely many (practically not too many) inhomogeneities. The responses from these inhomogeneities are tabulated. The detection consists in identifying the response of a given inhomogeneity with one of the tabulated responses. In Part VI time reversal is used for finding partially unknown source of the waves. Diffraction tomography, based on the Born approximation, is used for finding the inhomogeneity. Optimization algorithms are described for finding inhomogeneities. In Part VII the cloaking of the inhomogeneities is discussed. In Part VIII some implementations of the earlier described algorithms for identifying inhomogeneities are described and some numerical results are presented. The reader faces many difficulties using this book. Some of these difficulties are of mathematical nature, while the others come from physics. Mathematical difficulties are of several types: there are no error estimates for the algorithms described; many statements are not proved and the reader is referred to other books or papers; statements of many problems are not clearly explained. Physics is often not clear: in many places the electromagnetic terminology is used, but there is no mentioning of Maxwell's equations. Moreover, there are many examples of inaccuracies in this book. Correct, in formula (2.62) a factor \(2\ell+1\) is absent.