Questions tagged [sturm-liouville-theory]
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Techniques for showing non-degeneracy results (PDE)
Motivation:
Consider the equation,
$$-\Delta u = u^p$$
in $\mathbb{R}^n$ for $n\geq 3$ and $p=2^*-1.$ Then we know that this equation has unique positive solutions given by functions of the form $U_{a,...
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Boundary conditions for singular Sturm-Liouville problem (boundary behavior of eigenfunctions)
I am not at all an expert in Sturm-Liouville theory, but I ended up on the following Singular Sturm Liouville problem:
\begin{equation}\label{1}
(1) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y''(t)+\frac{\theta'(t)}{\...
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Negative eigenvalue for a periodic Sturm-Liouville problem
Let $f \in C^{\infty}([0, 2\pi])$ be a smooth function and consider the following periodic Sturm-Liouville problem:
$$\begin{cases} u''(x) + f(x)u(x) = - \lambda u(x) \\
u(0) = u(2\pi) \\
u'(0) = u'(2\...
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The Node Theorem - an argument from physics
The theorem on the number of zeros of a solution to a Sturm-Liouville equation is a well-know result in quantum mechanics. It doesn't seem to have a special name in the mathematics literature, but it ...
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Fourier transform of Green function and its derivative
Consider a real Sturm-Liouville operator $L$ on $[0,+\infty)$ and use the following notations : https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php/Titchmarsh-Weyl_m-function
Assume $a = 0$, $\alpha \in [0,\...
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Convergence of Bessel (Sturm-Liouville) Expansions at the End Points
I have asked this question before on MSE but received no answer at all. So I assume that it is proper to ask it here. I am not a mathematician so my language may not be too precise, please correct me ...
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Eigenvalue Problems with Linear Constraints
The motivation for this problem comes from trying to develop a simple way to decompose domains into non-overlapping subdomains to solve for the eigenvalues of some differential operator. The idea is ...
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On the decay of a supersolution of a Sturm Liouville eigenvalue problem
I am not really familiar with Sturm-Liouville theory, so possibly the answer to my question is rather trivial. Consider the SL problem
\begin{equation*}
L \varphi (x) : = \frac{d}{dx}\Big[ (x^2+1)^\...
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References on discrete Sturm-Liouville eigenvectors convergence
Let $ L : u_n \mapsto a_n u_{n + 1} + b_n u_n + a_{n - 1} u_{n -1} = \nabla ( a_n \Delta u_n ) + (b_n + a_n + a_{n - 1}) u_n $ be a discrete Sturm-Liouville operator, with $ \nabla u_n := u_{n + 1} - ...
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Fourier mode decomposition and eigenvalues of Schroedinger operators with radial potential in N-dimensions
In the study the stability of minimal hipersurfaces $\Sigma \subset \mathbb{R}^{N+1}$ one is lead to study the Morse index of a Schroedinger operator $J := - \Delta_g + |A|^2$ (usually called Jacobi ...
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1D Schrödinger Equation with Measure-Valued Coefficients
I've been looking at one of the simplest systems I can think of: a one-dimensional infinite square well on $[0,1]$ with Hamiltonian given by the following:
$$\hat{H}=-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\frac{d^2}{dx^2}...
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Limit circle/point of an ODE with finite eigenvalues
Consider the following Sturm–Liouville (SL) eigenvalue problem defined in $(-\infty,0]$ or $[0,\infty)$ or $(-\infty,+\infty)$ $$(py')'-qy=-\lambda^2wy,$$ in which $p(x)=x^2$, $w(x)=1$, and $q(x)=(x/2+...
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One class Sturm-Liouville differential equation
Let $\phi_n(x), \psi_n(x)$ be solution Sturm-Liouville differential equation
$$p(x) y''(x) - 2n p'(x)y'(x)+2n(2n+1)y(x)=0$$
$$\phi_{n}(0)=0, \hspace{3mm} \phi'_{n}(0)=1;$$
$$\psi_{n}(0)=1, \hspace{...
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Error bounds for eigenvalue expansion of the Mathieu equation
The Mathieu equation is an important eigenvalue problem in Mathematical Physics that is completely understood in its properties, although there is no "direct way" of expressing eigenvalues and ...
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probability interpretation of Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problem
For a diffusion process , Feymann Kac formula connects the second order elliptic equation.
Look at the eigenvalue problem
$u''-xu'=-\lambda u $, $ u(0)=0,u(1)=0 $.
for some discrete eigenvalues of $ ...
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Existence for a singular Sturm-Liouville "eigenvalue" problem with non-homogeneous boundary condition
Consider the following singular Sturm-Liouville problem:
$$
-(r^{N - 1}h')' - r^{N - 1}c(r)h = \lambda r^{N - 3} h \text{ in } (0, 1), \qquad h(1) = \alpha
$$
where
$N \in \mathbb N$, $N \geq 3$;
$c(...
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How does boundary perturbation affect the eigenvalues of differential equations?
There is a well-known procedure (at least to me) to compute how a small perturbation will affect the eigenvalues of a differential equation.
However, the method deals only with perturbing the ...
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Sturm-Liouville Problem: When does $w y^2$ vanish at a singular boundary point?
It is well known (e.g. Courant, Hilbert - Methods of Mathematical Physics) that solutions of the Sturm-Liouville problem on an interval $J=(a,b)$
\begin{equation} \tag{1}
\left(p y' \right)' - qy \; = ...
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Angular excitations and Schrodinger operators with radial potential in N-dimensions
Can someone please explain the following in mathematical language?
"First of all, angular excitations only push the energy up, never down, so it is enough to analyze spherically symmetric s-waves....
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Equivalence of solutions to Sturm-Liouville problem after translation of boundary conditions
My doubt is related to the equivalence between solutions of the following Sturm-Liouville problem:
\begin{equation}
r^{2}f''(r) + 2rf'(r) + \{\omega^{2}r^{2} - [j(j+1)-|q|^{2})]\}f(r)=0\,,\label{SL1}
\...
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How to solve or analyse the smallest eigenvalue of 2 coupled 1st-order linear ODEs?
I am trying to solve the eigensystem of a 1st-order linear ODE system in the region $(-\infty,\infty)$ and with Dirichlet boundary condition at the infinities
\begin{align}
-\mathrm{i} u'(x) +f^*(x) ...
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Sturm-Liouville-like Eigenproblem
Consider the piecewise-deterministic Markov process on $\mathbf{R}$ which
moves according to the vector field $\phi (x) = 1$,
experiences events at rate $\lambda(x) = 1$, and
at events, jumps ...
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Showing a differential operator is positive semidefinite
Let $R>\lambda>\chi$ be positive real constants and $\alpha$ be a real number. The following differential operator
\begin{multline}
\mathcal{L}g = -\frac{d}{d\xi}\left[(1-\xi^2)\frac{dg}{d\xi}\...
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Sturm Liouville problem on entire line, substitution
Observe Sturm-Liouville problem on entire line
$$-(p(x)y'(x))' + l(x)y(x)= \lambda r(x)y(x), \hspace{3mm} -\infty<x<\infty
\tag{1} \label{1}$$
where $p(x)$ and $r(x)$ are positive on $\mathbb{R}$...
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References for the Sturm oscillation theorem
What is the most general form of the Sturm oscillation theorem?
So far I have only seen cases that treat either unbounded intervals or weighted $L^2$ spaces. I would be especially interested in ...
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A property of a nonlinear ODE under periodic boundary conditions
Let $u_1,u_2 : (0,1)\to \mathbb{R}$, and given that $$u_1(0) = u_1(1),u_1'(0)= u_1'(1)$$ and $$u_2(0) = u_2(1),u_2'(0)=u_2'(1)$$ and also $$(|u_1'|u_1')' = \lambda_1|u_1|u_1$$ and $$(|u_2'|u_2')' = \...
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Chapter 2, Section 5 of Chavel's book “Eigenvalue In Riemann Geometry" is about the zero-point distribution of the derivatives of eigenfunctions
In Chapter 2, Section 5 of Chavel's book, regarding the Neumann eigenvalues of the Laplacian in space forms, how did Chavel determine that $T'_{l,j}$ has ($j-1$) zeros? I have consulted books on the ...
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Identity principle of solutions of SL-problems with matching values on open set
Situation (cut short): Corresponding solutions (by eigenvalue) of two given regular Sturm-Liouville problems with homogeneous Neumann BC, same spectrum but possibly distinct coefficient functions, &...
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$n$-th derivative of the prolate spheroidal function
For a given real number $c>0$ define functions $\left(\psi_{k,c}(\cdot)\right)_{k\ge0}$, as an eigenfunctions of the Sturm-Liouville operators $L_c$ defined
$$
L_c(\psi)=(1-x^2)\frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2}...
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