Boundary control and inverse problems: The one-dimensional variant of the BC-method

Abstract

This is the first paper of a conceived series under the common title “The boundary control method in inverse problems.” The aim of the series is to expound systematically an approach to inverse problems based upon its relationship with control theory. The 1d-variant of the method is shown with the example of the classical problem of recovering the density of an inhomogeneous string, and both dynamical and spectral statements of the problem are considered. The paper is written in such a way as to serve as an introduction to the multidimensional BC-method: the basic tools and constructions are amenable to further generalization to multidimensional problems. Bibliography: 31 titles.