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A central result of Sturm-Liouville theory (also called the Sturm-Hurwitz Theorem) states that if $\phi_k$ is a sequence of eigenfunctions of a second order differential operator on the interval $I \subset \mathbb{R}$, then any linear…
The inverse problem for the Sturm- Liouville operator with complex periodic potential and discontinuous coefficients on the axis is studied. Main characteristics of the fundamental solutions are investigated, the spectrum of the operator is…
In this paper, we for the first time prove local solvability and stability of the inverse Sturm-Liouville problem with complex-valued singular potential and with polynomials of the spectral parameter in the boundary conditions. The proof…
In this work, we consider not only a discontinuous boundary-value problem with retarded argument and four supplementary transmission conditions at the two points of discontinuities but also, eigenparameter-dependent boundary conditions and…
We consider a Sturm-Liouville operator on a finite interval as well as a scattering problem on the real line both with transfer conditions at the origin. On a finite interval we show that the the Titchmarsh-Weyl $m$-function can be uniquely…
In many cases, groundwater flow in an unconfined aquifer can be simplified to a one-dimensional Sturm-Liouville model of the form: \begin{equation*} x''(t)+\lambda x(t)=h(t)+\varepsilon f(x(t)),\hspace{.1in}t\in(0,\pi) \end{equation*}…
We study Sturm-Liouville operators on closed sets of a special structure, which are sometimes referred as time scales and often appear in modelling various real processes. Depending on the set structure, such operators unify both…
We define and study the properties of Darboux-type transformations between Sturm--Liouville problems with boundary conditions containing rational Herglotz--Nevanlinna functions of the eigenvalue parameter (including the Dirichlet boundary…
We suggest a new formulation of the inverse spectral problem for second-order functional-differential operators on star-shaped graphs with global delay. The latter means that the delay, being measured in the direction to a specific boundary…
Spectral asymptotics of the Sturm-Liouville problem with a singular self-conformal weight measure is considered. A stronger version of the bounded distortion property is assumed for the conformal iterated function system corresponding to…
A novel method for finding the eigenvalues of a Sturm-Liouville problem is developed. Following the minimalist approach the problem is transformed to a single first-order differential equation with appropriate boundary conditions. Although…
In this paper we consider the following Sturm-Liouville equation \[ \left\{ \begin{aligned} -(x^{2\alpha}u'(x))'+u(x)&=f(x) && \text{in } (0,1],\\ u(1)&=0 \end{aligned} \right. \] where $\alpha<1$ is a nonzero real number and $f$ belongs to…
In this paper we study some classes of second order non-homogeneous nonlinear differential equations allowing a specific representation for nonlinear Green's function. In particular, we show that if the nonlinear term possesses a special…
This article considers the eigenvalue problem for the Sturm-Liouville problem including $p$-Laplacian \begin{align*} \begin{cases} \left(\vert u'\vert^{p-2}u'\right)'+\left(\lambda+r(x)\right)\vert u\vert ^{p-2}u=0,\,\, x\in (0,\pi_{p}),\\…
This paper presents an extended version of the article [Franz, S., Kopteva, N.: J. Differential Equations, 252 (2012)]. The main improvement compared to the latter is in that here we additionally estimate the mixed second-order derivative…
Most studies of PT-symmetric quantum-mechanical Hamiltonians have considered the Schroedinger eigenvalue problem on an infinite domain. This paper examines the consequences of imposing the boundary conditions on a finite domain. As is the…
In this paper, we explore the inverse spectral problem of Sturm-Liouville operator on a star-like graph. To this fixed star-like graph centered at the origin as its vertex, we attach $m$ edges. On each edge, we impose the Sturm-Liouville…
A variety of inverse Sturm-Liouville problems is considered, including the two-spectrum inverse problem, the problem of recovering the potential from the Weyl function, as well as the recovery from the spectral function. In all cases the…
The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator wave functions are solutions to a Sturm-Liouville problem posed on the whole real line. This problem generates the Hermite polynomials. However, no other set of orthogonal polynomials can be obtained…
A domain integral method employing a specific Green's function (i.e., incorporating some features of the global problem of wave propagation in an inhomogeneous medium) is developed for solving direct and inverse scattering problems relative…