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    Inverse problem by Cauchy data on arbitrary subboundary for system of elliptic equations

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    We consider an inverse problem of determining coefficient matrices in an NN-system of second-order elliptic equations in a bounded two dimensional domain by a set of Cauchy data on arbitrary subboundary. The main result of the article is as follows: If two systems of elliptic operators generate the same set of partial Cauchy data on an arbitrary subboundary, then the coefficient matrices of the first-order and zero-order terms satisfy the prescribed system of first-order partial differential equations. The main result implies the uniqueness of any two coefficient matrices provided that the one remaining matrix among the three coefficient matrices is known

    Inverse parabolic problems by Carleman estimates with data taken initial or final time moment of observation

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    We consider a parabolic equation in a bounded domain \OOO over a time interval (0,T)(0,T) with the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. We arbitrarily choose a subboundary \Gamma \subset \ppp\OOO. Then, we discuss an inverse problem of determining a zeroth-order spatially varying coefficient by extra data of solution uu: u∣Γ×(0,T)u\vert_{\Gamma \times (0,T)} and u(⋅,t0)u(\cdot,t_0) in \OOO with t0=0t_0=0 or t=Tt=T. First we establish a conditional Lipschitz stability estimate as well as the uniqueness for the case t0=T.t_0=T. Second, under additional condition for Γ\Gamma, we prove the uniqueness for the case t0=0t_0=0. The second result adjusts the uniqueness by M.V. Klibanov (Inverse Problems {\bf 8} (1992) 575-596) to the inverse problem in a bounded domain \OOO. We modify his method which reduces the inverse parabolic problem to an inverse hyperbolic problem, and so even for the inverse parabolic problem, we have to assume conditions for the uniqueness for the corresponding inverse hyperbolic problem. Moreover we prove the uniqueness for some inverse source problem for a parabolic equation for t0=0t_0=0 without boundary condition on the whole \ppp\OOO
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