A class of forward-backward diffusion equations for multiplicative noise removal

Abstract: This paper investigates a class of degenerate forward-backward diffusion equations with a nonlinear source term, proposed as a model for removing multiplicative noise in images. Based on Rothe's method, the relaxation theorem, and Schauder's fixed-point theorem, we establish the existence of Young measure solutions for the corresponding initial boundary problem. The continuous dependence result relies on the independence property satisfied by the Young measure solution. Numerical experiments illustrate the denoising effectiveness of our model compared to other denoising models.