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Initial-boundary value and scattering problems in mathematical physics

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  • Wave Equation
  • Helmholtz Equation
  • Geometrical Optic
  • Wave Operator
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Alber, H.D., Leis, R. (1988). Initial-boundary value and scattering problems in mathematical physics. In: Hildebrandt, S., Leis, R. (eds) Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1357. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0082861

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