Convexification for a coefficient inverse problem for a system of two coupled nonlinear parabolic equations

Abstract

A system of two coupled nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations with two opposite directions of time is considered. In fact, this is the so-called “Mean Field Games System” (MFGS), which is derived in the mean field games (MFG) theory. This theory has numerous applications in social sciences. The topic of Coefficient Inverse Problems (CIPs) in the MFG theory is in its infant age, both in theory and computations. A numerical method for this CIP is developed. Convergence analysis ensures the global convergence of this method. Numerical experiments are presented.