In this paper, we are interested in the computation of the unknown initial state for the simulation and prediction of the system of PDE’s where the solution measures are partially known over a time interval. Such a problem is usually solved by an ill-posed optimal control problem. Based on an appropriate collocation approximation, we obtain a discrete inverse problem. To solve this problem, a non-standard discrete approach is used. This allows to obtain a transformation of the original problem into a well-posed ones based on the zero controllability of a discrete system. The desired control is then calculated as well as the discrete approximations of the initial state values are obtained.

ill-posed problem, inverse non-standard approach, collocation discretisation, discrete controllability, numerical scheme.

Received: May 1, 2023; Accepted: June 6, 2023; Published: August 24, 2023

How to cite this article: Cyr-Séraphin Ngamouyih Moussata, Mahamat Saleh Daoussa Haggar, Deryl Nathan Bonazébi Yindoula and Benjamin Mampassi, Discrete non-standard formulation of PDE inverse problems, International Journal of Numerical Methods and Applications 23(2) (2023), 201-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0975045223011

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