Some Methodology for Inverse Problems

Abstract

There is a huge and growing literature on methods for approximating solutions of inverse problems. In an introductory work it is not possible to do justice to the wide range of ideas and techniques currently in use. We have therefore chosen to illustrate only a few main themes in this chapter. We concentrate on regularization methods, the Backus—Gilbert approach to estimation, the maximum entropy idea, algebraic reconstruction techniques and output least squares.

Calculations are plentiful while ideas are few

Tony Rothman, Science à la Mode