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  1. Solve the unsteady vibrations of the membrane on a circular drum. The membrane displacement tex2html_wrap_inline44 satisfies the wave equation
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    The boundary condition at the edge is
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    For initial condition, assume that the membrane is struck at the point r=0.5 and tex2html_wrap_inline48. In other words assume that tex2html_wrap_inline50 and that tex2html_wrap_inline52 is a delta function at r=0.5 and tex2html_wrap_inline48, so that
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    for any function tex2html_wrap_inline58. What frequencies will be present in the vibrations, and with what relative strength?



Author: Leon van Dommelen