A classical approach to eigenvalue problems associated with a pair of mixed regular Sturm-Liouville equations. I (Q5950203)

The authors study a class of problems of the type \(-{d^2y_1\over dx^2} +q_1(x)y_1= \lambda y_1\) defined on the interval \([d_1,d_2]\) and \(-{d^2y_2 \over dx^2}+q_2(x)y_2 =\lambda y_2\) on the adjacent interval \([d_2,d_3]\) satisfying certain matching conditions at the interface point \(z=d_2\). They construct a fundamental system for \((L_1,L_2)\) and investigate certain four types of boundary value problems associated with \((L_1,L_2)\) and study the corresponding spectra.