| Article ID: | iaor20122352 |
| Volume: | 59 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 176 |
| End Page Number: | 184 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Journal: | Computers and Mathematics with Applications |
| Authors: | Caratelli Diego, Natalini Pierpaolo, Ricci Paolo E |
| Keywords: | modelling |
The Fourier solution of the wave equation for a circular vibrating membrane is generalized to a star‐like‐shaped structure. We show that the classical solution can be used in this more general case, provided that a suitable change of variables in the spherical co‐ordinate system is performed.