Media type: E-Book Title: Looking back on inverse scattering theory Contributor: Colton, David [VerfasserIn]; Kress, Rainer [VerfasserIn] imprint: Oberwolfach-Walke: Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut, 2017 Published in: Oberwolfach preprints ; 2017,24 Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (43 Seiten) Language: English DOI: 10.14760/OWP-2017-24 Identifier: Keywords: Inverse scattering ; Acoustic waves ; Electromagnetic waves ; Uniqueness theorems ; Iterative methods ; Sampling methods ; acoustic scattering ; boundary-value problem ; electromagnetic scattering ; far-field patterns ; helmholtz-equation ; inhomogeneous-medium ; interior transmission problem ; linear sampling method ; obstacle scattering ; propagation-backpropagation method Origination: Footnote: Description: We present an essay on the mathematical development of inverse scattering theory for time-harmonic waves during the past fifty years together with some personal memories of our participation in these events. Access State: Open Access