CLASSICAL SOLUTION OF THE CAUCHY PROBLEM FOR A SEMILINEAR WAVE EQUATION WITH A DIRAC POTENTIAL

Abstract

For a one-dimensional semilinear wave equation with a free term that is a solution value at one given point (a Dirac potential), we consider the Cauchy problem in the upper half-plane. We construct the solution using the method of characteristics in implicit analytical form as a solution of some integral equations. The solvability of these equations, as well the smoothness of their solutions, is studied. For the problem in question, we prove the uniqueness of the solution, and establish the conditions under which its classical solution exists.