The Wave Equation Approach to Robbin Inverse Problems for a Doubly-Connected Region: An Extension to Higher Dimensions

Abstract

The spectral function $\hatμ(t)=\sum\limits_{j=1}^\infty e^{-itλ^{\frac{1}{2}}_j}$ where $\{λ_j\}^\infty_{j=1}$ are the eigenvalues of the three-dimensional Laplacian is studied for a variety of domains, where $- \infty＜t＜\infty$ and $i=\sqrt{-1}$. The dependence of $\hat{\mu}(t)$ on the connectivity of a domain and the impedance boundary condition (Robbin conditions) are analyzed. Particular attention is given to the spherical shell together with Robbin boundary conditions on its surface.