Logarithmic convergence rates of the iteratively regularized Gauss - Newton method for an inverse potential and an inverse scattering problem

Abstract

Convergence and logarithmic convergence rates of the iteratively regularized Gauss - Newton method in a Hilbert space setting are proven provided a logarithmic source condition is satisfied. This method is applied to an inverse potential and an inverse scattering problem, and the source condition is interpreted as a smoothness condition in terms of Sobolev spaces for the case where the domain is a circle. Numerical experiments yield convergence and convergence rates of the form expected by our general convergence theorem.