Stability estimates for the X-ray transform of tensor fields and boundary rigidity

被引:103
作者
Stefanov, P [1 ]
Uhlmann, G
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Dept Math, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Math, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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10.1215/S0012-7094-04-12332-2
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We study the boundary rigidity problem for domains in R-n: Is a Riemannian metric uniquely determined, up to an action of diffeomorphism fixing the boundary, by the distance function rho(g)(x, y) known for all boundary points x and y? It was conjectured by Michel [M] that this was true for simple metrics. In this paper, we first study the linearized problem that consists of determining a symmetric 2-tensor, up to a potential term, from its geodesic X-ray integral transform I-g. We prove that the normal operator N-g = I-g* I-g is a pseudodifferential operator (PsiDO) provided that g is simple, find its principal symbol, identify its kernel, and construct a microlocal parametrix. We prove a hypoelliptic type of stability estimate related to the linear problem. Next, we apply this estimate to show that unique solvability of the linear problem for a given simple metric g, up to potential terms, implies local uniqueness for the nonlinear boundary rigidity problem near that g.
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