COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS OF INVERSE PROBLEMS IN ANALYTICAL MECHANICS, TRANSPORT THEORY, AND WAVE PROPAGATION

Abstract

An investigation of inverse problems as basic problems in science, in which physical systems are to be identified on the basis of experimental observations. These problems are especially important in astrophysics and astronomy, for their objects of investigation are frequently not observable in a direct fashion. Solar and stellar structure, for example, is estimated from the study of spectra, while the structure of a planetary atmosphere may be deducted from measurements of reflected sunlight. This memorandum shows that a wide class of inverse problems may now be solved with high-speed computers and modern computational techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622389

Entities

People

  • Harriet Kagiwada

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Integral Equations
  • Inverse Problems
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Optical Properties
  • Planetary Atmospheres
  • Refractive Index
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Equations
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space