An inverse source problem for the Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients by data on flat subboundary

Abstract

We consider an inverse source problem for the Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients. We prove the uniqueness of solution of the problem by data on a flat subboundary over time interval, under a certain condition of the coefficients of the principal terms. We first reduce the inverse problem to a Cauchy problem for a system of integro-differential equations by using Fourier transform. Next, we establish a pointwise Carleman type inequality which is the key tool in the proof of our main result.