ABSTRACT

The condition b1c2 – b2c1 ≠ 0 is assumed to hold. Multiplying the equations by appropriate constants and then adding together, one arrives

at two independent equations:

∂2U

∂t2 = a

∂2U

∂x2 + (b1c2 – b2c1)f (U ), U = b1u + c1w;

∂2W

∂t2 = a

∂2W

∂x2 – (b1c2 – b2c1)g(W ), W = b2u + c2w.