Using a LDG method for solving an inverse source problem of the time-fractional diffusion equation

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• S. Yeganeh
• R. Mokhtari
• S. Fouladi

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156- 83111, Iran.

10.22067/ijnao.v7i2.62042

Abstract

In this paper, we apply a local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method to solve some fractional inverse problems. In fact, we determine a timedependent source term in an inverse problem of the time-fractional diffusion equation. The method is based on a finite difference scheme in time and a LDG method in space. A numerical stability theorem as well as an error estimate is provided. Finally, some numerical examples are tested to confirm theoretical results and to illustrate effectiveness of the method. It must be pointed out that proposed method generates stable and accurate numerical approximations without using any regularization methods which are necessary for other numerical methods for solving such ill-posed inverse problems.

Keywords

• Local discontinuous Galerkin method
• Inverse source problem
• Time-fractional diffusion equation

20.1001.1.24236977.2017.7.2.7.8

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