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On the solutions of the wave equation with discontinuous derivatives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

F. G. Friedlander
Affiliation:
Trinity CollegeCambridge

Extract

The differential equation of wave propagation is

where u is a variable describing the state of a medium, x, y, z are rectangular coordinates, and r is the time (the time scale is assumed to be such that waves are propagated with unit velocity).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1942

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