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The initial value problem for a nonlinear semi-infinite string†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

R. W. Dickey
R. W. Dickey
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
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Synopsis

The existence of a classical solution to the initial boundary value problem for a semi-infinite extensible string is proved. The result is obtained by using a Galerkin procedure on a semi-infinite interval.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 82 , Issue 1-2 , 1978 , pp. 19 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1978

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