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# Inverse problem for a coupled parabolic system with discontinuous conductivities: One-dimensional case

• We study the inverse problem of the simultaneous identification of two discontinuous diffusion coefficients for a one-dimensional coupled parabolic system with the observation of only one component. The stability result for the diffusion coefficients is obtained by a Carleman-type estimate. Results from numerical experiments in the one-dimensional case are reported, suggesting that the method makes possible to recover discontinuous diffusion coefficients.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35R30, 35K57, 90C20, 90C51.

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