Zeros of the Bessel and spherical Bessel functions and their applications for uniqueness in inverse acoustic obstacle scattering

HONGYU LIU*, JUN ZOU

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Abstract

Some novel interlacing properties of the zeros for the Bessel and spherical Bessel functions are first presented and then applied to prove an interesting uniqueness result in inverse acoustic obstacle scattering. It is shown that in the resonance region, the shape of a sound-soft/sound-hard ball in ℝ3 or a sound-soft/ sound-hard disc in ℝ2 is uniquely determined by a single far-field datum measured at some fixed spot corresponding to a single incident plane wave. © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)817-831
JournalIMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)
Volume72
Issue number6
Online published18 Oct 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2007
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • discs and balls
  • inverse obstacle scattering
  • uniqueness

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