On the periodic solutions of the second-order wave equations. V

Abstract

It is established that the linear problem $u_{tt} - a^2 u_{xx} = g(x, t),\quad u(0, t) = u(\pi, t),\quad u(x, t + T) = u(x, t)$ is always solvable in the space of functions $A = \{g:\; g(x, t) = g(x, t + T) = g(\pi - x, t) = -g(-x, t)\}$ provided that $aTq = (2p - 1)\pi, \quad (2p - 1, q) = 1$, where $p, q$ are integers. To prove this statement, an explicit solution is constructed in the form of an integral operator which is used to prove the existence of a solution to aperiodic boundary value problem for nonlinear second order wave equation. The results obtained can be employed in the study of solutions to nonlinear boundary value problems by asymptotic methods.