The inverse problem of the heat equation with periodic boundary and integral overdetermination conditions

Abstract

In this paper the inverse problem of finding the time-dependent coefficient of heat capacity together with the solution of a heat equation with periodic boundary and integral overdetermination conditions is considered. The conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a classical solution of the problem under consideration are established. A numerical example using the Crank-Nicolson finite-difference scheme combined with the iteration method is presented.