Inverse problem for a degenerate/singular parabolic system with Neumann boundary conditions

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we study an inverse source problem for a degenerate and singular parabolic system where the boundary conditions are of Neumann type. We consider a problem with degenerate diffusion coefficients and singular lower-order terms, both vanishing at an interior point of the space domain. In particular, we address the question of well-posedness of the problem, and then we prove a stability estimate of Lipschitz type in determining the source term by data of only one component. Our method is based on Carleman estimates, cut-off procedures and a reflection technique.