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Qualitative theory for hyperbolic characteristic initial value problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Kurt Kreith  and
Gordon Pagan
Kurt Kreith
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
Gordon Pagan
Affiliation:
Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, England
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Synopsis

Characteristic initial value problems associated with hyperbolic equations of the form uxy + g(x, y)u = 0 are considered for (x, y)∈ℝ+× ℝ+. New criteria for the existence of a nodal line asymptotic to the axes are established, as are criteria for the existence of a zero beyond such a nodal line. Some numerical solutions are presented in graphical form and discussed relative to what is known about oscillation properties of such problems.

Type
Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 94 , Issue 1-2 , 1983 , pp. 15 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983

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