Uniqueness of inverse source problems for time-fractional diffusion equations with singular functions in time

Abstract: We consider a fractional diffusion equations of order

a l p h a i n (0, 1)

whose source term is singular in time:

(p a r t i a l_{t}^{a} l p h a + A) u (x, t) = m u (t) f (x)

,

(x, t) i n O m e g a i m e s (0, T)

, where

m u

belongs to a Sobolev space of negative order. In inverse source problems of determining

f |_{O} m e g a

by the data

u |_{o m e g a i m e s (0, T)}

with a given subdomain

o m e g a s u b s e t O m e g a

or

m u |_{(0, T)}

by the data

u |_{x_{0} i m e s (0, T)}

with a given point

x_{0} i n O m e g a

, we prove the uniqueness by reducing to the case

m u i n L^{2} (0, T)

. The key is a transformation of a solution to an initial-boundary value problem with a regular function in time.

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