An efficient and flexible Abel-inversion method for noisy data
Autor: | Igor I. Antokhin |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Physics
Uniform convergence Regularization perspectives on support vector machines Inverse transform sampling FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Backus–Gilbert method 01 natural sciences Regularization (mathematics) Integral equation Tikhonov regularization 010104 statistics & probability Space and Planetary Science 0103 physical sciences Applied mathematics A priori and a posteriori 0101 mathematics Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) |
DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1608.07078 |
Popis: | We propose an efficient and flexible method for solving Abel integral equation of the first kind, frequently appearing in many fields of astrophysics, physics, chemistry, and applied sciences. This equation represents an ill-posed problem, thus solving it requires some kind of regularization. Our method is based on solving the equation on a so-called compact set of functions and/or using Tikhonov's regularization. A priori constraints on the unknown function, defining a compact set, are very loose and can be set using simple physical considerations. Tikhonov's regularization on itself does not require any explicit a priori constraints on the unknown function and can be used independently of such constraints or in combination with them. Various target degrees of smoothness of the unknown function may be set, as required by the problem at hand. The advantage of the method, apart from its flexibility, is that it gives uniform convergence of the approximate solution to the exact solution, as the errors of input data tend to zero. The method is illustrated on several simulated models with known solutions. An example of astrophysical application of the method is also given. Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures |
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