Parameter identification for nonlinear ILL-posed problems

Abstract

Since the classical iterative methods for solving nonlinear ill-posed problems are locally convergent, this paper constructs a robust and widely convergent method for identifying parameter based on homotopy algorithm, and investigates this method’s convergence in the light of Lyapunov theory. Furthermore, we consider 1-D elliptic type equation to testify that the homotopy regularization can identify the parameter effectively.