Consider the wave equation ∂2u/∂x2 = ∂2u/∂t2, −∞ < x < ∞, t > 0, with the initial conditions u(x, 0) = f(x), ut(x, 0) = 0.
a. Find the equation satisfied by L(x, s), where L(x, s) ≡ ∫dte−stu(x, t) for t ∈ [0 ∞].
b. Assuming that both f(x) and L(x, s) have Fourier transforms, find L(x, s) in the form of a Fourier integral. (You are allowed to differentiate a Fourier integral by differentiating its integrand.)
c. Find u(x, t). Note: the Laplace transform of u''(t) is equal to s2L(s)−u'(0)−su(0), where L(s) is the Laplace trandform of u(t).