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Abstract:Let $\Omega$ be a Riemannian manifold with boundary. The time-optimal version of the BC-method determines the parameters in the $T$-neigh\-bor\-hood $\Omega^T$ of $\partial\Omega$ from the boundary observations (response operator) $R^{2T}$ on the time segment $[0,2T]$. It visualizes the invisible waves supported in $\Omega^T$, by reconstructing the operator $W^T$ that creates these waves. The visualization is based on the triangular factorization of the operator $C^T:=W^{T\,*}W^T$ in the form $C^T:=F^{T\,*}F^T$ with a factor $F^T=U^{T}W^T$, where $U^T$ is a unitary operator.
The factorization $C^T\mapsto F^T$ has certain continuity properties, due to which the time-optimal reconstruction $R^{2T}\mapsto C^T\mapsto F^T\mapsto W^T$ turns out to be continuous (stable) in the sense of relevant operator topologies (convergences).
As an example, determination of the potential $q$ in the wave equation $u_{tt}-\Delta u+qu=0$ from $R^{2T}$ is considered. We show that $R^{2T}_j\to R^{2T}$ implies $q_j\to q$ in $H^{-2}(\Omega^T)$. However, the question of quantitative estimates of stability (the rate of convergence) remains open.

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From: Mikhail Belishev [view email]
[v1] Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:46:52 UTC (15 KB)
[v2] Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:52:14 UTC (1 KB) (withdrawn)