An inverse problem for a third order PDE arising in high-intensity ultrasound: Global uniqueness and stability by one boundary measurement

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Abstract. In this paper, we consider an inverse problem for the linearized Jordan–Moore–Gibson–Thompson equation, which is a third-order (in time) PDE that arises in nonlinear acoustic waves modeling high-intensity ultrasound. Both canonical recovery problems are investigated: (i) uniqueness and (ii) stability, by use of just one boundary measurement. Our approach relies on the dynamical decomposition of the Jordan–Moore–Gibson–Thompson equation given in [Math. Methods Appl. Sci. 35 (2012), 1896–1929].