D'Alembert's and Wilson's equations on semigroups (Q2216455)

Let $(S,+)$ be an abelian semigroup, let $\mathbb{K}$ be a quadratically closed field with $\mathrm{char}\, \mathbb{K}\neq 2$, and let $f,h:S\to K$ be two functions. The author studies the functional equation $f(x+2y)+f(x)=2f(x+y)f(y),$ $x,y\in S$. This equation is equivalent to d'Alembert's functional equation $f(x+y)+f(x-y)=2f(x)f(y)$ on groups and he shows that its solutions are the same as those of d'Alembert's functional equation. He also characterizes solutions of the equivalent form $h(x+2y)+h(x)=2f(y)h(x+y)$ of Wilson's functional equation.