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The convexity of the spectral function in Sturm–Liouville problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

M. S. P. Eastham
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Department of Computer Science, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 916, Cardiff CF24 3XF.
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§1. Introduction. The spectral function ρα(μ) (−∞<μ<∞) associated with the Sturm–Liouville equation

and a boundary condition

is a non-decreasing function of μ which is defined in terms of the Titchmarsh–Weyl function mα(λ) for (1.1) and (1.2).

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