Lecture 5.5: Qualitative analysis of Wave equation - Huygens Principle
Channel: IIT Bombay July 2018
Date: 18/09/2021

In this lecture, we study propagation in time of localized initial data as governed by the wave equation. It is found that in 3-dimensions, localized initial data propagates as sharp wavefronts while in lower dimensions, signals propagate forever but with decreased intensity.