An inverse problem for the hydraulic properties of porous media

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-632

  Duchateau, Paul ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse problems; Parabolic equations; Structural identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031533550     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141095285673     Document Type: Article

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