An inverse nodal problem for vectorial Sturm-Liouville equations (Q4954083)

The \(n\)-dimensional Sturm-Liouville problem \[ y''(x)+(\lambda I_n-P(x))y(x)=0,\;y(0)=y(1)=0, \tag{1} \] is considered, where \(P(x)\) is a continuous symmetric \(n\times n\) matrix-valued function defined on \([0,1]\). Let \(y\) be a continuous vector-valued function. Then \(x\) is called a nodal point of \(y(x)\) if \(y(x)=0\). \(y\) is called of type CZ if all zeros of its components are nodal points. (Although it is not mentioned, only those components which are not identically zero seem to be taken into consideration.) The main result is: If there exist \(n-1\) sequences of eigenfunctions \((u_{i,j})_{j=1}^\infty \) to (1), \(i=1,\dots,n-1\), which are all of type CZ and for each \(j\), \((u_{i,j}'(0))_{i=1}^{n-1}\) are mutually orthogonal, then \(Q(x)\) is simultaneously diagonalizable.