GRAVITATIONAL TOMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING A MASS DISTRIBUTION

摘要

Embodiments of a system (such as a computer system), a method, a computer program product (i.e., software) for use with the system, and a circuit are described. These techniques may be used to determine a mass distribution in a region or a volume. In some embodiments, the system measures one or more components of the gravitational field at locations on one or more surfaces exterior to a volume. Next, the system optionally computes the one or more components of the gravitational field at additional locations on the one or more surfaces based on an initial mass distribution within the volume. Then, the system determines the mass distribution based on the one or more measured components of the gravitational field at the locations and the one or more computed components of the gravitational field at the additional locations.