Lp-convergence for expansions in terms of the eigenfunctions of a Sturm — Liouville problem

For the operator L_v=–(x^2ay). x 0, 1], y(0)=y(1)=0 with 0 < 1/2, or ¦y¦ < , y(1)=0 with 1/2 <1, we investigate the effect which the singularity of the Sturm-Liouville operator derived from this self-adjoint expression has on L_p-convergence of expansions in terms of the eigenfunctions of this operator. We will prove that the orthonormalized system of eigenfunctions forms a basis in L_p 0, 1] for 2/(2–) < p < 2/.Translated from Matematicheskii Zametki, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 683–692, June, 1968.The author is grateful to V. M. Tikhomirov for his many valuable remarks and his constant attention to this work.