Definition
Matching prescribed integral moments
Choosing a function so a specified finite family of integral functionals takes prescribed values.
Given integral functionals on a class of functions, moment matching asks for such that
The moment map in this sense is . The functionals may be linear weighted integrals or integrals of nonlinear expressions such as .
Function-valued targets
For profiles , one may prescribe for every . There are finitely many rows, but each row is a function. Solving at finitely many sample values does not establish this identity. Corrections built from fixed radial bumps and parameter-dependent coefficients reduce the problem to a parameterized finite system. This integral moment map is distinct from a Hamiltonian moment map in symplectic geometry.