The eigenvalue function of a family of Dirac operators (Q1382887)

The author considers the boundary value problem for a canonical Dirac system \[ \Biggl\{i\sigma_2 {d\over dx}+ \sigma_3p(x)+ \sigma_1q(x)\Biggr\} y= \lambda y;\quad 0<x<\pi,\;\lambda\in\mathbb{C}, \] \[ y_1(0)\cos\gamma+ y_2(0)\sin\gamma= 0,\quad y_1(\pi)= 0,\;y\in\mathbb{R}, \] where the \(\sigma_i\) are the Pauli matrices. \(p(x)\) and \(q(x)\) are real-valued absolutely integrable functions on \([0,\pi]\). The function \(\lambda(\gamma)= \lambda(\alpha-\pi m)\equiv\lambda_m\), \(\alpha\in(-\pi/2, \pi/2]\) and \(m\in\mathbb{Z}\), where \(\lambda_m\) are the eigenvalues of the above operators, are called the eigenvalue function of the family of the Dirac operators. The object of the paper is to investigate necessary and sufficient conditions which ensure that a function belongs to this class.