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Exercise 104

Avg difficulty 2.5

Consider x′+λx=0x' + \lambda x = 0 and x(0)=0x(0)=0, x(1)=0x(1) = 0. Why does it not have any eigenvalues? Why does every first-order equation with two endpoint conditions such as the one above have no eigenvalues?

Lebl, Notes on Diffy Qs, §4.1 Boundary value problems, exercise 104

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