Half-range solutions of indefinite Sturm-Liouville problems (Q1089512)
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Half-range solutions of indefinite Sturm-Liouville problems (English)
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1987
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We study diffusion equations of Sturm-Liouville type, i.e. boundary value problems of the form \[ w(\mu)(\partial \psi /\partial x)(x,\mu)=\partial /\partial \mu (p(\mu)(\partial \psi /\partial \mu)(x,\mu))-q(\mu)\psi (x,\mu)\quad (0<x<\infty,\quad \mu \in I) \] \[ \psi (0,\mu)=\phi +(\mu)\;if\;w(\mu)>0;\quad \int_{I}| \psi (x,\mu)|^ 2| w(\mu)d\mu =O(1)\quad (or\quad o(1)\quad or\quad O(x))\quad as\quad x\to \infty \] where \(\psi\) (x,\(\mu)\) satisfies self-adjoint boundary conditions of the differential operator \(h\to -(ph')'+qh\) whose spectrum is contained in the set \(\{\) \(0\}\cup [\epsilon,\infty)\) for some \(\epsilon >0\). I is a finite or infinite interval and w(\(\mu)\) is an indefinite weight function with finitely many sign changes. We develop two equivalent methods of constructing explicit representations for the solutions of the problem. The first method is based on an eigenfunction expansion whereas the second uses a Wiener-Hopf-type integral equation and factorization. Some illustrative examples are also worked out.
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diffusion equations of Sturm-Liouville type
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indefinite weight function
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finitely many sign changes
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explicit representations
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eigenfunction expansion
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Wiener-Hopf-type integral equation
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