The factorization of the wave equation into a coupled system involving up-and down-going wave components is obtained for the case where the field quantities are multivariate functions of spatial variables, but the velocity c is a function of the z variable only. The form of the reflection operator is derived and the quadratic differential-integral equation satisfied by its kernel is obtained.
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