Abstract
Solutions of the inhomogeneous wave equation for sources on an
expanding and moving disk are discussed. An algorithm for
constructing these solutions in terms of modes of the cylindrical
coordinate system is given. We demonstrate how to use them in the
special case where sources move with the velocity of wavefront and
expand with a velocity that is less, equal or greater than the
wavefront velocity. A family of ``superluminal'' solutions is
obtained. The possibility of description of electromagnetic waves
by means of the scalar solutions is shown.
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