%0 Journal Article %T Uniqueness and radial symmetry for an inverse elliptic equation %A B. Emamizadeh %A M. H. Mehrabi %J International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences %D 2003 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/s0161171203211236 %X We consider an inverse rearrangement semilinear partial differential equation in a 2-dimensional ball and show that it has a unique maximizing energy solution. The solution represents a confined steady flow containing a vortex and passing over a seamount. Our approach is based on a rearrangement variational principle extensively developed by G. R. Burton. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmms/2003/560803/abs/