A Geometric Inverse Source Problem for Stochastic Parabolic Equations

Abstract

This paper addresses the geometric inverse problem of simultaneously recovering two unknown deterministic source supports in a stochastic parabolic equation, where one source appears in the drift term and the other in the diffusion term. We establish that partial boundary flux measurements alone uniquely determine both supports. Moreover, we prove the existence of minimizers for a perimeter-regularized objective functional. For smooth interfaces, we derive a Hadamard-type boundary representation of the shape derivative. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such formula for the simultaneous recovery of a drift-source support and a diffusion-source support in an SPDE setting. The derivative exhibits a genuinely stochastic two-channel structure: the adjoint state governs the sensitivity of the drift-source interface, while the martingale component controls the sensitivity of the diffusion-source interface. Based on this formula, we develop a shape-gradient reconstruction method. Numerical experiments demonstrate its effectiveness and its capacity to distinguish between the two source channels under both full and partial boundary observations.