A Generalized Iterated Tikhonov Method in the Fourier Domain for Determining the Unknown Source of the Time-Fractional Diffusion Equation

Abstract

In this paper, an inverse problem of determining a source in a time-fractional diffusion equation is investigated. A Fourier extension scheme is used to approximate the solution to avoid the impact on smoothness caused by directly using singular system eigenfunctions for approximation. A modified implicit iteration method is proposed as a regularization technique to stabilize the solution process. The convergence rates are derived when a discrepancy principle serves as the principle for choosing the regularization parameters. Numerical tests are provided to further verify the efficacy of the proposed method.