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An exactly solvable problem of wave fronts and applications to the asymptotic theory

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2021-07-15 v1

Abstract

This is the full and extended version of the brief note arXiv:1908.00938. A nontrivially solvable 4-dimensional Hamiltonian system is applied to the problem of wave fronts and to the asymptotic theory of partial differential equations. The Hamilton function we consider is H(x,p)=D(x)pH(\mathbf x,\mathbf p)=\sqrt{D(\mathbf{x})}|\mathbf{p}|. Such Hamiltonians arise when describing the fronts of linear waves generated by a localized source in a basin with a variable depth. We consider two \emph{realistic} types of bottom shape: 1) the depth of the basin is determined, in the polar coordinates, by the function D(ϱ,φ)=(ϱ2+b)/(ϱ2+a)D(\varrho,\varphi)=(\varrho^2+b)/(\varrho^2+a) and 2) the depth function is D(x,y)=(x2+b)/(x2+a)D(x,y)=(x^2+b)/(x^2+a). As an application, we construct the asymptotic solution to the wave equation with localized initial conditions and asymptotic solutions of the Helmholtz equation with a localized right-hand side.

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@article{arxiv.2107.06699,
  title  = {An exactly solvable problem of wave fronts and applications to the asymptotic theory},
  author = {Yu. Brezhnev and A. Tsvetkova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.06699},
  year   = {2021}
}

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LaTeX, 15 pages, 4 figures