Stabilization problem for a two-dimensional oscillatory distributed system (Q1280923)

The author starts with the simplest vibrating plate equation \[ \partial^2w/\partial t^2= \partial^2w/\partial x^2+ \partial^2w/\partial y^2, \] \(0\leq x\leq a\), \(0\leq y\leq b\), with the standard boundary and initial conditions. The solutions are of the form \(e^{i\omega t}\sin[(k\pi x)/a]\sin[(j\pi x)/b]\), where \(\omega= \{(k\pi a)^2+ (j\pi b)^2\}^{1/2}\). The stabilization involves finding a control function \(u(t,x,y)\) for which the equation \[ \partial^2w/\partial t^2= \partial^2w/\partial x^2+\partial^2w/\partial y^2+ u(t,x,y) \] obeys conditions of the form \(Ae^{(\mu+ i\nu)t} \sin(k\pi x/a)\sin (j\pi y/b)\) on the boundary \(x= 0\), or \(a\), and \(y= 0\), or \(b\). Now, the author covers the plate with a rectangular grid, and replaces the Laplace equation by the five point finite version. After some linear algebra, he manages to move several eigenvalues, obtaining \(k\times j\) systems of quadratic equations. In case of stabilizing a single eigenvalue he obtains a manageable system of equations determining the \(u_{kj}\) component of the control \(u(x,y,t)\). Passing to the limit as the size of grid approaches zero he derives a rather simple integral formula valid for fixed indices \(j\), \(k\).