Functional equations, wave propagation, and invariant imbedding.
ResearchPublished 1958
A proof that wave propagation in inhomogeneous media may be studied through the use of invariance principles similar to those used in radiative transfer and neutron transport theory. A wave- localization principle is proved. The analytical techniques derived furnish a new approach to some significant problems in mathematical physics, while the physical concepts provide new insight into the analytic structure of the solutions of the one-dimensional wave equation.
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Bellman, Richard Ernest and Robert E. Kalaba, Functional equations, wave propagation, and invariant imbedding. RAND Corporation, P-1529, 1958. As of October 15, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1529.html
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