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Manuel Cañizares

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arXiv2026

Stability estimates for the initial-to-final-state inverse problem

The initial-to-final-state inverse problem for the Schrödinger equation consists in determining uniquely the Hamiltonian that generates the evolution, assuming the knowledge of the initial-to-final-state map. This functional maps each initial state $f\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ to the corresponding final state at a fixed time $T$. The problem was formulated by Caro and Ruiz in the case of Hamiltonians arising from time-dependent bounded electric potentials that exhibit super-exponential decay at infinity. Caro, Parissis and the authors of this article established that uniqueness also holds for time-independent bounded potentials with super-linear decay at infinity. In this paper, we quantify the above uniqueness results establishing that the potentials are stable under small changes of the initial-to-final-state maps. In the case of time-dependent potentials we get a stability of logarithmic type. A notable improvement is achieved when the potentials are time-independent, where under this assumption we prove Hölder stability estimates.

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arXiv2026

The initial-to-final-state inverse problem with critically-singular potentials

The Schrödinger equation in high dimensions describes the evolution of a quantum system. Assume that we are given the evolution map sending each initial state $f\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ of the system to the corresponding final state at a fixed time $T$. The main question we address in this paper is whether this initial-to-final-state map uniquely determines the Hamiltonian $-Δ+V$ that generates the evolution. We restrict attention to time-independent potentials $V$ and show that uniqueness holds provided $V \in L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)\cap L^q(\mathbb{R}^n)$, with $q>1$ if $n=2$ or $q\geq n/2$ if $n\geq 3$. This should be compared with the results of Caro and Ruiz, who proved that in the time-dependent case, uniqueness holds under the stronger assumption that the potential exhibits super-exponential decay at infinity, for both bounded and unbounded potentials. This paper extends earlier work of the same authors, where uniqueness was obtained for bounded time-independent potentials with polynomial decay at infinity. Here we only require $L^1$-type decay at infinity and allow for $L^q$-type singularities. We reach this improvement by providing a refinement of the Kenig-Ruiz-Sogge resolvent estimate, which replaces the classical Agmon-Hörmander estimates used previously. Crucially, the time-independent setting allows us to avoid the use of complex geometrical optics solutions and thereby dispense with strong decay assumptions at infinity.

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arXiv2025

The initial-to-final-state inverse problem with time-independent potentials

The initial-to-final-state inverse problem consists in determining a quantum Hamiltonian assuming the knowledge of the state of the system at some fixed time, for every initial state. This problem was formulated by Caro and Ruiz and motivated by the data-driven prediction problem in quantum mechanics. Caro and Ruiz analysed the question of uniqueness for Hamiltonians of the form $-Δ+ V$ with an electric potential $V = V(\mathrm{t}, \mathrm{x})$ that depends on the time and space variables. In this context, they proved that uniqueness holds in dimension $n \geq 2$ whenever the potentials are bounded and have super-exponential decay at infinity. Although their result does not seem to be optimal, one would expect at least some degree of exponential decay to be necessary for the potentials. However, in this paper, we show that by restricting the analysis to Hamiltonians with time-independent electric potentials, namely $V = V(\mathrm{x})$, uniqueness can be established for bounded integrable potentials exhibiting only super-linear decay at infinity, in any dimension $n \geq 2$. This surprising improvement is possible because, unlike Caro and Ruiz's approach, our argument avoids the use of complex geometrical optics (CGO). Instead, we rely on the construction of stationary states at different energies -- this is possible because the potential does not depend on time. These states will have an explicit leading term, given by a Herglotz wave, plus a correction term that will vanish as the energy grows. Besides the significant relaxation of decay assumptions on the potential, the avoidance of CGO solutions is important in its own right, since such solutions are not readily available in more complicated geometric settings.

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arXiv2025

Boundary deformation techniques for Neumann problems for the Helmholtz equation

We adapt boundary deformation techniques to solve a Neumann problem for the Helmholtz equation with rough electric potentials in bounded domains. In particular, we study the dependance of Neumann eigenvalues of the perturbed Laplacian with respect to boundary deformation, and we illustrate how to find a domain in which the Neumann problem can be solved for any energy, if there is some freedom in the choice of the domain. This work is motivated by a Runge approximation result in the context of an inverse problem in point-source scattering with partial data.

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arXiv2024

Local near-field scattering data enables unique reconstruction of rough electric potentials

The focus of this paper is the study of the inverse point-source scattering problem, specifically in relation to a certain class of electric potentials. Our research provides a novel uniqueness result for the inverse problem with local data, obtained from the near field pattern. Our work improves the work of Caro and Garcia, who investigated both the direct problem and the inverse problem with global near field data for critically singular and $δ$-shell potentials. The primary contribution of our research is the introduction of a Runge approximation result for the near field data on the scattering problem which, in combination with an interior regularity argument, enables us to establish a uniqueness result for the inverse problem with local data. Additionaly, we manage to consider a slightly wider class of potentials.

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