Linear recursive schemes associated with the nonlinear wave equation involving Bessel's operator (Q1600436)

The authors study the semilinear wave equation describing the nonlinear vibration of the unit membrane \(x^2+y^2\leq 1\) with radial symmetry. After changing to polar coordinates, this is a one dimensional equation. At radius \(r=1\) a Robin boundary condition is considered, and at \(r=0\) it is imposed the finiteness of the limit \(\lim_{r\to 0^+} |\sqrt{r} u_r(r,t)|\). Existence and uniqueness theorems of a weak (distributional) solution \(u\) are proved following the Galerkin approximation method, first for a second member \(f(r,t,u,u_r)\), and then a especial result is given for the particular case \(f(u)\), proving quadratic convergence of the linear approximations when \(f\in C^2(\mathbb R)\).