A Path-Integral Method for Solution of the Wave Equation with Continuously Varying Coefficients

DOI10.1137/19M1238630zbMath1437.35440arXiv1901.04158OpenAlexW2980164312MaRDI QIDQ5206164

David I. Ketcheson, Jithin D. George, Randall J. LeVeque

Publication date: 18 December 2019

Published in: SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.04158

zbMATH Keywords

1D wave equationmethod of characteristics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Integral representations of solutions to PDEs (35C15) Wave equation (35L05) Initial value problems for second-order hyperbolic equations (35L15) Initial value problems for first-order hyperbolic systems (35L45)

Uses Software

• CLAWPACK
• OEIS

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