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The existence of the solution of the wave equation on graphs

Analysis of PDEs 2021-08-31 v2

Abstract

Let G=(V,E)G=(V, E) be a finite weighted graph, and ΩV\Omega\subseteq V be a domain such that Ω\Omega^\circ\neq\emptyset. In this paper, we study the following initial boundary problem for the non-homogenous wave equation \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{aligned} &\partial_t^2 u(t,x)-\Delta_\Omega u(t,x)=f(t,x),\qquad&&(t,x)\in[0,\infty)\times \Omega^\circ,\\ &u(0,x)=g(x),\qquad&& x\in\Omega^\circ,\\ &\partial_tu(0,x)=h(x),\qquad&& x\in\Omega^\circ,\\ &u(t,x)=0,\qquad&&(t,x)\in[0,\infty)\times\partial \Omega, \end{aligned} \right. \end{equation*} where ΔΩ\Delta_\Omega denotes the Dirichlet Laplacian on Ω\Omega^\circ. Using Rothe's method, we prove that the above wave equation has a unique solution.

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@article{arxiv.1908.02137,
  title  = {The existence of the solution of the wave equation on graphs},
  author = {Yong Lin and Yuanyuan Xie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.02137},
  year   = {2021}
}