On the regularization of the inverse conductivity problem with discontinuous conductivities (Q953802)

The author deals with the regularization of the inverse conductivity problem with discontinuous conductivities. To this end, the author solves the following regularized minimization problem, in a suitable set \(X\) of admissible conductivities, \[ \min_{\sigma\in X}\|\Lambda(\sigma)-\Lambda_\varepsilon\|^2+a(\varepsilon)R(\sigma),\tag{1} \] where \(R\) is so-called regularization operator and the positive coefficient \(a(\varepsilon)\) is the regularized coefficient. A correct choice of the regularization operator and of its coefficient should guarantee that (1) admits a solution, that is there exists a minimizers \(\sigma_\varepsilon\) for any \(\varepsilon>0\), and that, as \(\varepsilon\to 0^+\), \(\sigma_\varepsilon\) converges, in a suitable norm, to the looked for conductivity \(\sigma_0\). The minimizer \(\sigma_\varepsilon\), \(\varepsilon>0\) is usually referred to as a regularized solution.