The inverse source problem for a fractional diffusion-wave equation with inexact order: An asymptotically optimal strategy

Abstract

Inverse source problems frequently occur in real-world applications, such as pinpointing the location of contaminant sources in areas that are difficult to access. In this paper, we consider an inverse source problem of identifying an unknown source term in an abstract fractional diffusion-wave equation with inexact order. Due to the ill-posed nature of the problem, we propose a truncation method to achieve a stable solution. Under a Hölder-type source condition, we establish an asymptotically optimal convergence estimate by utilizing measurements of both the derivative order and the final time.