Numerical Solution of the Inverse Problem of Determining an Unknown Source Term in a Heat Equation

This paper investigates the inverse problem of determining a heat source in the parabolic heat equation using the usual conditions. Firstly, the problem is reduced to an equivalent problem which is easy to handle using variational iteration method. Secondly, variational iteration method is used to s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiuming Li, Suping Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/390876