Estimates of large eigenvalues and trace formula for the vectorial Sturm-Liouville equations (Q2439543)

This paper describes the \(N\)-dimensional vectorial Sturm-Liouville problem with coupled boundary conditions. The authors first derive the asymptotic expressions of large eigenvalues for the vectorial Sturm-Liouville operator with smooth coefficients. In addition, the regularized trace formula for the operator is calculated with residue techniques in complex analysis. These formulae are then used to obtain some results of inverse eigenvalue problems in the spirit of \textit{V. Ambarzumian} [Z. Phys. 53, 690--695 (1929; JFM 55.0868.01)].