Equivalence between observability at the boundary and stabilization for transmission problem of the wave equation (Q2359024)

The paper is devoted to the transmission problem of a system of hyperbolic equations of a free wave equation and a wave equation with dissipation on the boundary. The basic result of the paper consists in examination of the equivalence between the exponential stability of the system and the inequality observability on the boundary. The paper has the following structure. First, the authors build an auxiliary problem and deduce some preliminary statements. Then, they introduce a positive number representing the difference between the speed of wave propagation in each part of the domain and prove an observability inequality on the boundary. Finally, the authors prove the equivalence between the two properties.