Recovering nonsmooth coefficients for higher-order perturbations of a polyharmonic operator

Abstract We consider an inverse problem for a higher order elliptic operator where the principal part is the 
polyharmonic operator $(-\Delta)^m$ with $ m \geq 2$. We show that the map from the coefficients to a 
certain bilinear form is injective. We have a particular focus on obtaining these results under lower
regularity on the coefficients. It is known that knowledge of this bilinear form is equivalent to a knowledge of 
a Dirichlet to Neumann map or the Cauchy data for solutions.

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Inverse Problems
Published
2026-05-27
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6420/ae73ac
Primary Topic
Differential Equations and Boundary Problems
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preprint
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Recovering nonsmooth coefficients for higher-order perturbations of a polyharmonic operator

R. M. Brown, Daniel Faraco
Inverse Problems
Differential Equations and Boundary Problems
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Recovering nonsmooth coefficients for higher-order perturbations of a polyharmonic operator

R. M. Brown, Daniel Faraco
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Abstract

Abstract We consider an inverse problem for a higher order elliptic operator where the principal part is the 
polyharmonic operator $(-\Delta)^m$ with $ m \geq 2$. We show that the map from the coefficients to a 
certain bilinear form is injective. We have a particular focus on obtaining these results under lower
regularity on the coefficients. It is known that knowledge of this bilinear form is equivalent to a knowledge of 
a Dirichlet to Neumann map or the Cauchy data for solutions.

Inverse Problems
University of Kentucky (US), Carthage College (US), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Simons Foundation, Comunidad de Madrid, European Research Council, Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Openalex Percentile: Top 98%
Differential Equations and Boundary Problems
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