Inverse Problems of Acoustic and Elastic Waves

Abstract : Contents: A Survey of the Vocal Tract Inverse Problem: Theory, Computations and Experiments; Convergence of Discrete Inversion Solutions; Inversion of Band Limited Reflection Seismograms; Some Recent Results in Inverse Scattering Theory; Well-Posed Questions and Exploration of the Space of Parameters in Linear and Nonlinear Inversion; The Seismic Reflection Inverse Problem; Migration Methods: Partial but Efficient Solutions to the Seismic Inverse Problem; Relationship Between Linearized Inverse Scattering and Seismic Migration; Project Review on Geophysical and Ocean Sound Speed Profile Inversion; Acoustic Tomography; Inverse Problems of Acoustic and Elastic Waves; Finite Element Methods with Anisotropic Diffusion for Singularly Perturbed Convection Diffusion Problems; Adaptive Grid Methods for Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations; Some Simple Stability Results for Inverse Scattering Problems; Inverse Scattering for Stratified, Isotropic Elastic Media Using the Trace Method; A Layer-Stripping Solution of the Inverse Problem for a One- Dimensional Elastic Medium; On Constructing Solutions to an Inverse Euler- Bernoulli Beam Problem; Far Field Patterns in Acoustic and Electromagnetic Scattering Theory; Renaissance Inversion; On the Equilibrium Equations of Poroelasticity; GPST-A Versatile Numerical Method for Solving Inverse Problems of Partial Differential Equations; and Applications of Seismic Ray-Tracing Techniques to the Study of Earthquake Focal Regions.