Continuity of the scattering function and Levinson-type formula of Klein-Gordon equation (Q2857526)

The paper deals with the scattering problem on the semi-line for the equation NEWLINE\[NEWLINEy''+(\lambda-q(x))^2 y =0,\quad x\in[0,\infty),NEWLINE\]NEWLINE with boundary conditions depending (in the form of second-order polynomials) on the spectral parameter. The equation can also be viewed as the Sturm-Liouville equation with energy dependent potential. Emphasis is made on proving the continuity of the reflection coefficient (scattering function) at \(\lambda=0\) and establishing the Levinson formula relating the number of zeros of the associated spectral function and the total change of the argument of the scattering function.