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Exercise 102

Avg difficulty 2.5

Put the following problems into the standard form for Sturm--Liouville problems, that is, find p(x)p(x), q(x)q(x), r(x)r(x), α1\alpha_1, α2\alpha_2, β1\beta_1, and β2\beta_2, and decide if the problems are regular or not.

  1. xy′′+λy=0x y'' + \lambda y = 0 for 0<x<10 < x < 1, y(0)=0y(0) = 0, y(1)=0y(1) = 0.
  2. (1+x2)y′′+2xy′+(λ−x2)y=0(1+x^2) y'' + 2xy' + (\lambda-x^2) y = 0 for −1<x<1-1 < x < 1, y(−1)=0y(-1) = 0, y(1)+y′(1)=0y(1)+y'(1) = 0.

Lebl, Notes on Diffy Qs, §5.1 Sturm--Liouville problems, exercise 102

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