A class of inverse problems for elliptic equations (Q810769)

The author considers problems of determining the right-hand side and the coefficients of a second-order elliptic equation, not depending on one of the spatial variables, where complete Cauchy data are specified on the domain boundary. In Sect. 1 estimates are established for a Schauder-type solution; to do this, the well-known method of ``freezing of coefficients'' is modified in an appropriate way. In Sect. 2, under other conditions, uniqueness theorems are proved by Novikov's method and an application is given to the problem of recovery of a coefficient and the right-hand side. Finally, in Sect. 3, based on the results in Sects. 1 and 2, conditions are obtained for the existence of a solution in Hölder classes.