Characterization of data in the dynamic inverse problem for a two-velocity system (Q5947503)

The authors study the dynamical inverse problem of determining the constant matrices \(A\), \(B\) in the following equation system \[ \rho u_{tt}(x, t)- u_{xx}(x, t)+ Au_x(x,t)+ Bu(x, t)= 0, \qquad x> 0, t>0, \] \[ u(x,0)= u_t(x, 0)= 0,\quad u(0,t)= f, \] with two types of interacting waves, which propagate with different velocities. Here, \(\rho= \mathrm{diag }\rho_1\), \(\rho_1\) a given positive constant diagonal matrix, \(f\) a boundary control. A main characteristic of the system is the response function. The authors find a necessary and sufficient condition when a given smooth and symmetric function is the response function of the system. The considered inverse problem is faced in theory of elasticity.