Differential Equations and Nonlinear Mechanics 
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 49251, 13 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/49251
Research Article

A Note on Wave Equation and Convolutions

Adem Kılıçman and Hassan Eltayeb

 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Terengganu 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Received 27 March 2007; Accepted 8 November 2007

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Abstract

We study the first-order nonhomogenous wave equation. We extend the convolution theorem into a general case with a double convolution as the nonhomogenous term. The uniqueness and continuity of the solution are proved and we provide some examples in order to validate our results.