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# Global uniqueness for an inverse problem for the magnetic Schrödinger operator

• In this paper, we prove the global uniqueness of determining both the magnetic field and the electrical potential by boundary measurements in two-dimensional case. In other words, we prove the uniqueness of this inverse problem without any smallness assumption.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 30G20; Secondary: 30E25 31A15 35J10.

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