Finite propagation speed for solutions of the wave equation on metric graphs

DOI10.1016/J.JFA.2012.06.005zbMATH Open1246.35197arXiv1106.0817OpenAlexW2963747610MaRDI QIDQ447901FDOQ447901

Authors: Vadim Kostrykin, Robert Schrader, Jürgen Potthoff 

Publication date: 30 August 2012

Published in: Journal of Functional Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We provide a class of self-adjoint Laplace operators on metric graphs with the property that the solutions of the associated wave equation satisfy the finite propagation speed property. The proof uses energy methods, which are adaptions of corresponding methods for smooth manifolds.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.0817

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zbMATH Keywords

wave equationmetric graphsfinite propagation speedLaplace operators

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Wave equation (35L05) Quantum mechanics on special spaces: manifolds, fractals, graphs, lattices (81Q35) PDEs on graphs and networks (ramified or polygonal spaces) (35R02)

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