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Solution of inverse diffusion problems by


operator-splitting methods

S. M. Kirkup and M. Wadsworth

Applied Mathematical Modelling Volume 26, Issue 10 , 2002, Pages 1003-1018

In this paper the inverse solution of the general (non-linear) diffusion problem
or backward heat conduction problem. It is assumed that the direct solution can
be satisfactorily modelled, for example by the finite difference method. The
nature of the problem and typical approaches to its solution are briefly reviewed.
An operator-splitting method is introduced as a means of solving the inverse
diffusion problem. An error analysis of the method is given, particularly for the
application of the method to the simple diffusion equation. The method is
applied to a range of test problems to illustrate the points of the analysis and to
demonstrate the properties and performance of the method

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