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The exponential stability of the problem of transmission of the wave equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Weijiu Liu
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Applied StatisticsUniversity of WollongongNorthfields AveWollongong NSW 2522Australia e-mail: w.liu@uow.edu.aughw@uow.edu.au
Graham Williams
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Applied StatisticsUniversity of WollongongNorthfields AveWollongong NSW 2522Australia e-mail: w.liu@uow.edu.aughw@uow.edu.au
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The problem of exponential stability of the problem of transmission of the wave equation with lower-order terms is considered. Making use of the classical energy method and multiplier technique, we prove that this problem of transmission is exponentially stable.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1998

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