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A directed set of Sturm–Liouville operators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Harold E. Benzinger
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, U.S.A

Synopsis

Asymptotic estimates for the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a directed set of Sturm–Liouville operators are obtained. Particular attention is paid to the influence of the diffusion coefficient, as it becomes arbitrarily large.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1981

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