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

Robert SchraderJürgen PotthoffVadim Kostrykin

subject

Finite propagation speedClass (set theory)Property (philosophy)Laplace transformMathematical analysisFOS: Physical sciencesMathematical Physics (math-ph)Wave equation34B45 35L05 35L20530Laplace operatorsMetric (mathematics)Energy methodWave equationMetric graphsMathematical PhysicsAnalysisMathematics

description

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.

https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1106.0817