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Solve the unsteady vibrations of the membrane on a circular drum.
The membrane displacement
satisfies the wave equation

The boundary condition at the edge is

For initial condition, assume that the membrane is struck at
the point r=0.5 and
. In other words assume that
and that
is a delta
function at r=0.5 and
, so that

for any function
.
What frequencies will be present in the vibrations, and with
what relative strength?
Author: Leon van Dommelen