Abstract:
It is shown that the generalized Fourier transform can be extended to an arbitrary elliptic operator in a cylindrical domain with a Robin boundary condition. In this case, the existence of the Fourier image is a completely correct radiation condition determining a solution to the problem that is a superposition of waves traveling away from the source.
Key words:boundary value problem for an arbitrary elliptic operator, radiation condition, generalized Fourier transform, waves traveling outward from a source.