The spectral distribution for a differential equation associated with infrasonic waves (Q2545946)

From the introduction: ``The spectrum of the differential equation \[ \frac{d}{dz}\left[p\frac{dy}{dz}\right] + (\lambda - q)y = 0 \tag{1} \] is considered for the interval \((0, \infty)\), for the case where the boundary conditions at \(z=0\) and \(z = \infty\) are limit circle and limit point, respectively, and there exists a singularity (a pole of order one of \(p(z))\) at a point in the interval. This singularity is characterized by the existence of a pole of order one belonging to \(p(z)\). It can be shown that at this singular point, both independent solutions are finite, whereas their derivatives vanish.