Boundary value problems for a two-dimensional wave equation (Q1891047)

The author considers the initial boundary value problem: \(u_{tt} - u_{xx} - u_{yy} + \mu (x^2 + y^2)^{-1} u = 0\), \((x,y,t)\) in \(S\), \(u(x,y,0) = 0\), \(x^2 + y^2 \leq 4\), \(u(x,y,1) = 0\), \(x^2 + y^2 = 1\), \(t^{0.5} u(x,y,t) |_v = (1 + t)^{0.5} u(x,y,1 - t) |_w\), \(0 \leq t \leq 1\), \(v : = (x^2 + y^2 = t^2)\), \(w : = (x^2 + y^2 = (1 + t)^2\), \(u\) is continuous on the boundary of \(S\), and \(S = \{(x,y,t) : t < (x^2 + y^2)^{0.5} < 2 - t,\;0 < t < 1\}\). It is proved that this eigenvalue problem has a discrete set of eigenvalues. The eigenfunctions are orthogonal in \(L^p_2 (\overline S)\), where \(p = (x^2 + y^2)^{-1}\), \(0 < x^2 + y^2 < 4\).