The fundamental solution of the Keldysh type operator

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the fundamental solution of the Keldysh type operator $L_\alpha u \triangleq \frac{{\partial ^2 u}} {{\partial x^2 }} + y\frac{{\partial ^2 u}} {{\partial y^2 }} + \alpha \frac{{\partial u}} {{\partial y}}$, which is a basic mixed type operator different from the Tricomi operator. The fundamental solution of the Keldysh type operator with $\alpha > - \frac{1} {2}$ is obtained. It is shown that the fundamental solution for such an operator generally has stronger singularity than that for the Tricomi operator. Particularly, the fundamental solution of the Keldysh type operator with $\alpha < \frac{1} {2}$ has to be defined by using the finite part of divergent integrals in the theory of distributions.