Differential operators and quadratic inequalities with a degenerate weight (Q2266154)

The paper is concerned with differential operators associated with the generated Sturm-Liouville differential equations \(- (p(x)y')'+q(x)y=\lambda w(x)y\) and with the integral inequality \[ \int^{b}_{a}(p(x)| f'(x)|^ 2+q(x)| f(x)|^ 2)dx\geq \mu \int^{b}_{a}w(x)| f(x)|^ 2dx, \] where \(\lambda\) is a parameter in the complex field, p,q,w: [a,b]\(\to R\), w(x)\(\geq 0\) for almost all \(x\in [a,b]\), 1/p,q,w\(\in L(a,b)\) and \(\int^{b}_{a}w(x)dx>0\). The results of this contribution are very interesting and they are a continuation of the results of the paper by the authors [J. London Math. Soc., II. Ser. 27, 106-120 (1983; Zbl 0529.34039)].