A geometric method for solving a series of integral Poincaré-Steklov equation (Q1280678)

Consider a family of singular integral equations, \[ \lambda \int _{-1}^1 \frac{u(x)dx}{x-y} -\int_{-1}^1 \frac{u(x)dA(x)} {A(x)-A(y)} =c, \] where \(\lambda\) is the spectral parameter and \(A(x)=x+(2C)^{-1}(x^2-1)\), \( C^2>1\), in the space with a norm \(\| u\| \), \( \| u\| ^2 =\int_{-1}^1 | u(x)| ^2(x^2-1)dx +\int_{-1}^1\int_{-1}^1 | u(x)-u(y)| ^2| x-y| ^2 dxdy.\) The author gives explicit formulas for the eigenvalues and the eigenfunctions, which form a complete system. In the degenerate case, \(C=\pm 1\), the spectrum is the interval \((1,2]\).