An inverse spectral uniqueness in exterior transmission problem

Abstract

We consider an inverse spectral theory in a domain with the cavity in a penetrable inhomogeneous medium. An ODE system is constructed piecewise through the ODE eigenfunctions inside and outside the cavity. Then the ODE system is connected to the PDE system via the analytic continuation property of the Helmholtz equation. For each scattered angle, we describe its eigenvalue density in the complex plane, and prove an inverse uniqueness on the inhomogeneity by the measurements in the far-fields. We take advantage of the symmetry near infinity.