Sturmliouville, eigenparameter dependent boundary conditions, spectral. Sturm liouville problem have continued to provide new ideas and interesting developments in the spectral theory of operators cf. Sturms theorem on the zeros of sums of eigenfunctions. In paractice one often encounters a second order di. Sturm liouville problems, such as those involving bessels equation. The inverse sturmliouville problem is primarily a model problem.
All secondorder linear ordinary differential equations can be recast in the form on the lefthand side of by multiplying both sides of the equation by an appropriate integrating factor although the same is not true of secondorder partial differential equations, or if y is a vector. Of course, if happens to be an eigenvalue, say k, of the homogeneous sturmliouville problem, the formula bk k ck cant be solved for bk. The author first establishes the basic results of sturm liouville theory and then provides examples and applications to illustrate the theory. Sturm liouville boundary value problems we have seen that trigonometric functions and special functions are the solutions of differential equations. A found symmetric fractional order caputoriemannliouville type operator can be considered as a fractional analogue of the classical sturmliouville operator in some sense. Sturm liouville examples math 322 spring 2014 we will go through two examples of solving sturm liouville problems.
Pdf solution of sturmliouville problems using modified. Sturmliouville theory in the two preceding lectures i demonstrated the utility of fourier series in solving pdebvps. As an application we determine all differential equations of order 2 which have polynomial coefficients and polynomial solutions. Chapter 5 sturmliouville theory texas tech university.
Variational techniques for sturmliouville eigenvalue problems. For some problems of mathematical physics the inverse sturmliouville problem, or the problem of reconstructing the differential equation from the function. Then the subspace spanned by the eigenfunctions corresponding to admits an orthonormal basis of realvalued functions. Pdf the main purpose of this paper is to describe the extension of the successful modified integral. Proposition 4 let be an eigenvalue of a regular or periodic sturm liouville problem. Of course, if happens to be an eigenvalue, say k, of the homogeneous sturm liouville problem, the formula bk k ck cant be solved for bk. Although the subject of sturm liouville problems is over 160 years old a surprising number of the results surveyed here are of recent origin, some were published within the last couple of years and a few are not in print at the time of this writing. Sturm liouville problems and orthogonality eigenfunction expansions the hanging chain recall. Such an equation is said to be in sturmliouville form. Applying this result in the examples above we immediately recover familiar orthogonality statements. Combining the above results, we obtain the following theorem. Besides his own research in analysis, algebra, and number theory, liouville was the founder, and for 39 years the editor, of the in. But the sturm liouville theory was important not only as a herald of coming ideas.
Remarkably, the generalization to multiple spatial dimensions is very simple. The sl differential equation on a finite interval a, b with homogeneous mixed boundary conditions, that is. Such functions can be used to represent functions in fourier series expansions. The eigenfunctions of a sturm liouville problem can be chosen to be real. It is the theory behind sturmliouville problems that, ultimately, justifies the. On the other hand, if k and ck 0, then bk is arbitrary you can always add a solution of the.
We revisit basics of classical sturm liouville theory and, as an application, recover bochners classification of second order odes with polynomial coefficients and polynomial solutions by a new argument. Some references where a proof can be found are books on functional analysis by b. Variational techniques for sturmliouville eigenvalue problems valerie cormani department of mathematics and statistics university of nebraska, lincoln lincoln, ne 68588 email. Clearly we see that a fouriertype theory of the functions rn. Examples of separation of variables leading to sturm liouville eigenvalue problems many partial di erential equations which appear in physics can be solved by separation of variables. Given a selfadjoint sturmliouville system as above, there is an orthonormal basis for the space l2. Problems of this type were first considered by bochner 3. Inner product and norm to construct an orthonormal basis in a vector space we must be able to measure lengths and angles. In 18361837 sturm and liouville published a series of papers on second order linear ordinary differential equations including boundary value problems. Second order linear ordinary di erential equations 5 2. The result is trivially true if is a simple eigenvalue. Properties of sturmliouville eigenfunctions and eigenvalues. It is shown how the comparison theorem and con generalization of sturm liouville theory to a system of ordinary differential equations with dirac type spectrum springerlink. Before preceding with the general theory, let me state clearly the basic properties of fourier series we.
It is shown how the comparison theorem and con generalization of sturm liouville theory to a system of ordinary differential equations with. Sturmliouville problems, such as those involving bessels equation. The in fluence of their work was such that this subject became known as sturmliouville theory. The sturm liouville theory is generalized to diracequationlike systems of ordinary differential equations. In fact, the nonhomogeneous problem has no solution if k and ck 6 0. In 1910, hermann weyl published an article which started the study of singular sturm liouville. Pdf sturm liouville operators and applications download.
Ryan walker a gentle introduction to sturmliouville problems introduction the nonsingular problem the singular problem references sturmliouville theory 1 mathematicians have studied sturmliouville problems for over 200 years. Oscillation theory for sturmliouville problems with. Sturm liouville, sturm liouville equation, sturm liouville, sturm liouville theory 2. Sturmliouville theory in the three preceding lectures i demonstrated the utility of fourier series in solving pdebvps. Sturm liouville theory martin white there is a large theory associated with the eigenvalues of certain classes of operator. Pdf transformations between sturmliouville problems with. The inverse sturmliouville problem with symmetric potentials. This immediately leads to the fundamental theorem of fourier series in l2 as a special case in which the operator is simply d2dx2. Introduction in this paper we revisit the basics of sturmliouville theory for all orders. Before preceding with the general theory, let me state clearly the basic properties of fourier series we intend to.
Introduction to sturmliouville theory and the theory of. We formulate a selfadjoint qdifference operator in a hilbert space. Sturm liouville theory and nonhomogeneous bvps 2 suppose we now multiply the extreme sides of this last equation by. Consider the sturmliouville differential equation on the halfline, in its reduced form. Sturm liouville boundary value problems compiled 22 november 2018 in this lecture we abstract the eigenvalue problems that we have found so useful thus far for solving the pdes to a general class of boundary value problems that share a common set of properties. Sturm and liouvilles work on ordinary linear differential. Combining this with the boundary condition at x l yields. Consider the sturm liouville differential equation on the halfline, in its reduced form. Sturmliouville theory mathematical methods in science. Finding the eigenvalues of a sturmliouville problem can. Adkins master of science graduate department of mathematics university of toronto 2014 a basic introduction into sturm liouville theory. Sturmliouville problems 60 in linear algebra, we say that an eigenvalue of a matrix a has multiplicity mif the dimension of the corresponding eigenspace is m.
Apr 29, 2015 regular sturmliouville problem for the pdf of the notes go to. The differential equation is said to be in sturmliouville form or selfadjoint form. Volkmer skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. We mostly deal with the general 2ndorder ode in selfadjoint form.
A sturmliouville equation is a second order linear di. Pdf sturmliouville theory and orthogonal functions m. Introduction to sturmliouville theory and the theory of generalized fourier series. By combining these transformations we obtain a more simply stated result for type b. Although the subject of sturmliouville problems is over 160 years old a surpris ing number of the results surveyed here are of recent origin, some were published within the last couple of years and a few are not in print at the time of this writing.
Help on proof the sturmliouville eigenfunctions are all real. We would like to generalize some of those techniques in order to solve other boundary. The final two chapters, on fourier and laplace transformations, demonstrate the use of the fourier series method for representing functions to integral representations. Sturm is also famous for a theorem on the number of real zeros of a polynomial, and in addition, did extensive work in physics and mechanics. We will merely list some of the important facts and focus on a few of the properties. Examples of separation of variables leading to sturm liouville eigenvalue problems 2 1. Sturmliouville problem have continued to provide new ideas and interesting developments in the spectral theory of operators cf. This is a weak form of sturm s upper bound, assertion 3a in theorem1. It was, and has remained till this day, of importance in the technical treat. Inverse spectral theory for sturmliouville operators with. We revisit basics of classical sturm liouville theory and, as. Such problems are called sturmliouville problems and their solutions have a rich structure as we shall see.
This paper is devoted to studying a qanalogue of sturmliouville eigenvalue problems. Sturmliouville boundary value problems we have seen that trigonometric functions and special functions are the solutions of differential equations. Sturm liouville problem 1 divide the interval into at most nconnected components. Sturmliouville theory article about sturmliouville theory. Regular and singular sturmliouville problems slp are studied. Sturmliouville problems and orthogonality eigenfunction expansions the hanging chain more on sturmliouville theory ryan c. Orthogonality sturmliouville problems eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Request pdf on jan 1, 2005, a zettl and others published sturmliouville theory find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Pdf sturmliouville theory and orthogonal functions. The sturmliouville problem student theses faculty of science. Sxurms mathematical masterpieces grew out of the blend of theorems. Sturm liouville theory introduction the sturm liouville equation is a homogeneous second order linear ode. In 1836 and 1837, sturm and liouville published a series of papers on second order linear ordinary differential operators, which began the subject now known as the sturm liouville theory. A similar situation occurs for the sturmliouville problem on the entire axis. Some new results concerning general weighted regular sturm. Oscillation theory for sturm liouville problems with indefinite coefficients volume 1 issue 5 p. These solutions give orthogonal sets of functions which can be used to represent functions in generalized fourier series expansions. The rst will have exact closed form solutions because the boundary condtions are very simple, the second will not have closed form solutions, and will need to be solved graphically andor numerically. There are major and deep theorems in the theory of nonlinear ordinary differen tial equations about. Adkins master of science graduate department of mathematics university of toronto 2014 a basic introduction into sturmliouville theory. Sturm and liouvilles work on ordinary linear differential equations. In quantum mechanics, eigenvalues correspond to precisely measured quantities.
Sturmliouville examples math 322 spring 2014 we will go through two examples of solving sturm liouville problems. It explains these properties systematically in terms of the sturm. Pdf spectral partitions for sturmliouville problems. The aim of this paper is to study a basic analogue of sturmliouville systems when the differential operator is replaced by the q difference operator d q see 2. This statement is equivalent to saying that any linear combination of the n rst eigenfunctions of 1 has at most n 1 zeros in the open interval. This thesis treats the sturmliouville problem, a typical case of some differential equation. Boundary value problems and sturmliouville theory at the endpoints. A second order operator lis in selfadjoint form if. The reader is referred to textbooks on mathematical methods for more information. Variational techniques for sturm liouville eigenvalue problems valerie cormani department of mathematics and statistics university of nebraska, lincoln lincoln, ne 68588 email. As well now see, fourier series are just the \tip of the iceberg of the theory and utility of special functions. Consider a thin rod of length l, perfectly insulated. Inverse spectral theory for sturm liouville operators with distributional potentials jonathan eckhardt, fritz gesztesy, roger nichols, and gerald teschl abstract. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration.