Regularization of the backward stochastic heat conduction problem

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we study the backward problem for the stochastic parabolic heat equation driven by a Wiener process. We show that the problem is ill-posed by violating the continuous dependence on the input data. In order to restore stability, we apply a filter regularization method which is completely new in the stochastic setting. Convergence rates are established under different a priori assumptions on the sought solution.