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The authors formulate the problem of moving mirror with possible sudden changes of velocity at times \(t=t_n\), \(n=0,1,2,\dots\). It is considered the wave equation for the scalar field \(\Phi (x,y,z,t)\) and moving mirror at \(x = \ln (t)\), \(t_n < t \leq t_{n+1}\), \[ {\frac {\partial^2}{\partial t^2}} \Phi (x,y,z,t) = - A \Phi(x,y,z,t), \tag{1} \] where \(A\) is an elliptic selfadjoint operator with sufficiently smooth time-dependent coefficients defined by \[ A = c^2 (x-\ln(t),y,z) \rho(x-\ln(t),y,z) D \rho^{-1} (x-\ln(t),y,z) D, \] where \(D = -i ({\frac {\partial}{\partial x}},{\frac {\partial}{\partial y}},{\frac {\partial}{\partial z}})\). The authors discuss existence of a solution of equation (1) subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions [cf. also \textit{H. B. G. Casimir}, Proc. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wet. 51, 793-795 (1948; Zbl 0031.19005)].