Singularities and the wave equation on conic spaces

Abstract

Let $X$ be a manifold with boundary, endowed with a metric with conic singularities at the boundary components of $X$. Let $u$ be a solution to the wave equation on $\mathbb{R} \times X$. When a singularity of $u$ strikes a cone point of $X$, it undergoes a mixture of diffractive spreading and geometric propagation.

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