TY - JOUR T1 - Exponential Tikhonov Regularization Method for Solving an Inverse Source Problem of Time Fractional Diffusion Equation AU - Wang , Zewen AU - Qiu , Shufang AU - Yu , Shuang AU - Wu , Bin AU - Zhang , Wen JO - Journal of Computational Mathematics VL - 2 SP - 173 EP - 190 PY - 2022 DA - 2022/11 SN - 41 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.2107-m2020-0133 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/21175.html KW - Exponential regularization method, Inverse source problem, Fractional diffusion equation, Ill-posed problem, Convergence rate. AB -

In this paper, we mainly study an inverse source problem of time fractional diffusion equation in a bounded domain with an over-specified terminal condition at a fixed time. A novel regularization method, which we call the exponential Tikhonov regularization method with a parameter $\gamma$, is proposed to solve the inverse source problem, and the corresponding convergence analysis is given under a-priori and a-posteriori regularization parameter choice rules. When $\gamma$ is less than or equal to zero, the optimal convergence rate can be achieved and it is independent of the value of $\gamma$. However, when $\gamma$ is greater than zero, the optimal convergence rate depends on the value of $\gamma$ which is related to the regularity of the unknown source. Finally, numerical experiments are conducted for showing the effectiveness of the proposed exponential regularization method.