Computation of the eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with parameter dependent boundary conditions using the regularized sampling method

The purpose in this paper is to compute the eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with quite general separated boundary conditions nonlinear in the eigenvalue parameter using the regularized sampling method, an improvement on the method based on Shannon sampling theory, which does not involve any multiple integration and provides higher order estimates of the eigenvalues at a very low cost. A few examples shall be presented to illustrate the power of the method and a comparison made with the the exact eigenvalues obtained as squares of the zeros of the exact characteristic functions.

     

Computing Eigenvalues of Singular Sturm-Liouville Problems

We describe a new algorithm to compute the eigenvalues of singular Sturm-Liouville problems with separated self-adjoint boundary conditions for both the limit-circle nonoscillatory and oscillatory cases. Also described is a numerical code implementing this algorithm and how it compares with SLEIGN. The latter is the only effective general purpose software available for the computation of the eigenvalues of singular Sturm-Liouville problems.     

The E-Functional for Some Pairs of Groups

We describe a new algorithm to compute the eigenvalues of singular Sturm-Liouville problems with separated self-adjoint boundary conditions for both the limit-circle nonoscillatory and oscillatory cases. Also described is a numerical code implementing this algorithm and how it compares with SLEIGN. The latter is the only effective general purpose software available for the computation of the eigenvalues of singular Sturm-Liouville problems.     

左定Sturm-Liouville算子的特征值计算(英文)

研究了定义在有限区间[a,b]上的具有分离型和混合型边界条件的左定正则Sturm-Liouville算子的特征值问题.把具有混合型边界条件的左定正则Sturm-Liouville问题转化成二维的、具有分离型边界条件的右定正则Sturm-Liouville问题,给出了具有混合型边界条件的左定正则Sturm-Liouville算子的特征值的数值计算方法.     

The finite spectrum of Sturm-Liouville problems with transmission conditions

We study the finite spectrum of Sturm-Liouville problems with transmission conditions. For any positive integer n, we construct a class of regular Sturm-Liouville problems with transmission conditions, which have exactly n eigenvalues, and these n eigenvalues can be located anywhere in the complex plane in non-self-adjoint case and anywhere along the real line in the self-adjoint case.     

The recovery of even polynomial potentials

We consider the problem of reconstructing an even polynomial potential from one set of spectral data of a Sturm-Liouville problem. We show that we can recover an even polynomial of degree 2m from m+1 given Taylor coefficients of the characteristic function whose zeros are the eigenvalues of one spectrum. The idea here is to represent the solution as a power series and identify the unknown coefficients from the characteristic function. We then compute these coefficients by solving a nonlinear algebraic system, and provide numerical examples at the end. Because of its algebraic nature, the method applies also to non self-adjoint problems.     

Differential quadrature method (DQM) and Boubaker Polynomials Expansion Scheme (BPES) for efficient computation of the eigenvalues of fourth-order Sturm-Liouville problems

The differential quadrature method (DQM) and the Boubaker Polynomials Expansion Scheme (BPES) are applied in order to compute the eigenvalues of some regular fourth-order Sturm-Liouville problems. Generally, these problems include fourth-order ordinary differential equations together with four boundary conditions which are specified at two boundary points. These problems concern mainly applied-physics models like the steady-state Euler-Bernoulli beam equation and mechanicals non-linear systems identification. The approach of directly substituting the boundary conditions into the discrete governing equations is used in order to implement these boundary conditions within DQM calculations. It is demonstrated through numerical examples that accurate results for the first kth eigenvalues of the problem, where k = 1, 2, 3, … , can be obtained by using minimally 2(k + 4) mesh points in the computational domain. The results of this work are then compared with some relevant studies.     

Automatic solution of regular and singular vector Sturm-Liouville problems

This paper describes the algorithms and theory behind a new code for vector Sturm-Liouville problems. A new spectral function is defined for vector Sturm-Liouville problems; this is an integer valued function of the eigenparameter which has discontinuities precisely at the eigenvalues. We describe numerical algorithms which may be used to compute the new spectral function, and its use as amiss-distance function in a new code which solves automatically a large class of regular and singular vector Sturm-Liouville problems. Vector Sturm-Liouville problems arise naturally in quantum mechanical applications. Usually they are singular. The advantages of the author's code lie in its ability to solve singular problems automatically, and in the fact that the user may specify the required eigenvalue by its index.     

具有混合型边界条件的左定Sturm-Liouville问题特征值的下标计算(英文)

本文研究具有混合型边界条件的左定Sturm-Liouvile问题特征值的下标计算问题.首先给出具有分离型边界条件和混合型边界条件的左定Sturm-Liouville问题的特征值之间的不等式;然后利用这个结果给出一种计算混合型边界条件下左定Sturm-Liouville问题特征值下标的方法.     

On upper bounds for high order Neumann eigenvalues of convex domains in Euclidean space

We derive sharp upper bounds for eigenvalues of the Laplacian under Neumann boundary conditions on convex domains with given diameter in Euclidean space. We use the Brunn-Minkowski theorem in order to reduce the problem to a question about eigenvalues of certain classes of Sturm-Liouville problems.

     

High order approximations of the eigenvalues of sturm-liouville problems with coupled self-adjoint boundary conditions

Sampling theory has been used to compute with great accuracy the eigenvalues of regular and singular Sturm-Liouville problems of Bessel Type. We shall consider in this paper the case of general coupled real or complex self-adjoint boundary conditions. We shall present few examples to illustrate the power of the method and compare our results with the ones obtained using the well-known Sleign2 package.     

Asymptotics of eigenvalues for regular Sturm-Liouville problems with eigenvalue parameter in the boundary condition

In this paper we obtain asymptotic estimates of eigenvalues for regular Sturm-Liouville problems having the eigenparameter in the boundary condition. The method is based on an iterative procedure solving the associated Riccati equation and producing an asymptotic expansion of the solution in the higher powers of 1/λ1/2 as λ→∞.     

Stieltjes Sturm-Liouville equations: Eigenvalue dependence on problem parameters

We examine properties of eigenvalues and solutions to a 2n-dimensional Stieltjes Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problem. Existence and uniqueness of a solution has been established previously. An earlier paper considered the corresponding initial value problem and established conditions which guarantee that solutions depend continuously on the coefficients [L.E. Battle, Solution dependence on problem parameters for initial value problems associated with the Stieltjes Sturm-Liouville equations, Electron. J. Differential Equations 2005 (2) (2005) 1-18]. Here, we find conditions which guarantee that the eigenvalues and solutions depend continuously on the coefficients, endpoints, and boundary data. For a simplified two-dimensional problem, we find conditions which guarantee the eigenvalues to be differentiable functions of the problem data.     

Singular left-definite Sturm-Liouville problems

We study singular left-definite Sturm-Liouville problems with an indefinite weight function. The existence of eigenvalues is established based on the existence of eigenvalues of corresponding right-definite problems. Furthermore, for each singular left-definite problem with limit-circle non-oscillatory endpoints we construct a regular left-definite problem with the same eigenvalues and use it to obtain properties of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Inequalities among eigenvalues recently established for regular left-definite problems are extended to the singular case.     

The study of Jacobi and cyclic Jacobi matrix eigenvalue problems using Sturm-Liouville theory

We study the eigenvalues of matrix problems involving Jacobi and cyclic Jacobi matrices as functions of certain entries. Of particular interest are the limits of the eigenvalues as these entries approach infinity. Our approach is to use the recently discovered equivalence between these problems and a class of Sturm-Liouville problems and then to apply the Sturm-Liouville theory.     

Broyden method for inverse non-symmetric Sturm-Liouville problems

In this paper, we propose a derivative-free method for recovering symmetric and non-symmetric potential functions of inverse Sturm-Liouville problems from the knowledge of eigenvalues. A class of boundary value methods obtained as an extension of Numerov’s method is the major tool for approximating the eigenvalues in each Broyden iteration step. Numerical examples demonstrate that the method is able to reduce the number of iteration steps, in particular for non-symmetric potentials, without accuracy loss.     

左定与定型Sturm-Liouville问题间特征值不等式

应用左定和定型Sturm-Liouville问题特征值的Prüfer角刻画,以及其特征值对边界和边值条件的单调依赖关系,本文建立了左定Sturm-Liouville与两个相关的定型Sturm-Liouville问题之间的特征值不等式关系.     

Relations among eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with different types of leading coefficient functions

For any Sturm-Liouville problem with a separable boundary condition and whose leading coefficient function changes sign (exactly once), we first give a geometric characterization of its eigenvalues λn using the eigenvalues of some corresponding problems with a definite leading coefficient function. Consequences of this characterization include simple proofs of the existence of the λn's, their Prüfer angle characterization, and a way for determining their indices from the zeros of their eigenfunctions. Then, interlacing relations among the λn's and the eigenvalues of the corresponding problems are obtained. Using these relations, a simple proof of asymptotic formulas for the λn's is given.     

Bounds on Non-Real Eigenvalues of Indefinite Sturm-Liouville Problems

It is known since the early 20th century that regular indefinite Sturm-Liouville problems may possess non-real eigenvalues. However, finding bounds for this set in terms of the coefficients of the differential expression has remained an open problem until recently. In this note we prove a variant of a recent result in [1] on the bounds for the non-real eigenvalues of an indefinite Sturm-Liouville problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions. (© 2013 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Mapped barycentric Chebyshev differentiation matrix method for the solution of regular Sturm-Liouville problems

In this paper, using spectral differentiation matrix and an elimination treatment of boundary conditions, Sturm-Liouville problems (SLPs) are discretized into standard matrix eigenvalue problems. The eigenvalues of the original Sturm-Liouville operator are approximated by the eigenvalues of the corresponding Chebyshev differentiation matrix (CDM). This greatly improves the efficiency of the classical Chebyshev collocation method for SLPs, where a determinant or a generalized matrix eigenvalue problem has to be computed. Furthermore, the state-of-the-art spectral method, which incorporates the barycentric rational interpolation with a conformal map, is used to solve regular SLPs. A much more accurate mapped barycentric Chebyshev differentiation matrix (MBCDM) is obtained to approximate the Sturm-Liouville operator. Compared with many other existing methods, the MBCDM method achieves higher accuracy and efficiency, i.e., it produces fewer outliers. When a large number of eigenvalues need to be computed, the MBCDM method is very competitive. Hundreds of eigenvalues up to more than ten digits accuracy can be computed in several seconds on a personal computer.