Sturm-Liouville Theory and its Applications

Sturm-Liouville Theory and its Applications
Author: Mohammed Al-Gwaiz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2008-01-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1846289718

Developed from a course taught to senior undergraduates, this book provides a unified introduction to Fourier analysis and special functions based on the Sturm-Liouville theory in L2. The text’s presentation follows a clear, rigorous mathematical style that is highly readable. The author first establishes the basic results of Sturm-Liouville theory and then provides examples and applications to illustrate the theory. The final two chapters, on Fourier and Laplace transformations, demonstrate the use of the Fourier series method for representing functions to integral representations.

Sturm-Liouville Theory

Sturm-Liouville Theory
Author: Anton Zettl
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0821852671

In 1836-1837 Sturm and Liouville published a series of papers on second order linear ordinary differential operators, which started the subject now known as the Sturm-Liouville problem. In 1910 Hermann Weyl published an article which started the study of singular Sturm-Liouville problems. Since then, the Sturm-Liouville theory remains an intensely active field of research, with many applications in mathematics and mathematical physics. The purpose of the present book is (a) to provide a modern survey of some of the basic properties of Sturm-Liouville theory and (b) to bring the reader to the forefront of knowledge about some aspects of this theory. To use the book, only a basic knowledge of advanced calculus and a rudimentary knowledge of Lebesgue integration and operator theory are assumed. An extensive list of references and examples is provided and numerous open problems are given. The list of examples includes those classical equations and functions associated with the names of Bessel, Fourier, Heun, Ince, Jacobi, Jorgens, Latzko, Legendre, Littlewood-McLeod, Mathieu, Meissner, Morse, as well as examples associated with the harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom. Many special functions of applied mathematics and mathematical physics occur in these examples.

Sturm-Liouville Operators and Applications

Sturm-Liouville Operators and Applications
Author: Vladimir Aleksandrovich Marchenko
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821853163

The spectral theory of Sturm-Liouville operators is a classical domain of analysis, comprising a wide variety of problems. This book aims to show what can be achieved with the aid of transformation operators in spectral theory as well as their applications.

Sturm-Liouville Theory

Sturm-Liouville Theory
Author: Werner O. Amrein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2005-12-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3764373598

This is a collection of survey articles based on lectures presented at a colloquium and workshop in Geneva in 2003 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles François Sturm. It aims at giving an overview of the development of Sturm-Liouville theory from its historical roots to present day research. It is the first time that such a comprehensive survey has been made available in compact form. The contributions come from internationally renowned experts and cover a wide range of developments of the theory. The book can therefore serve both as an introduction to Sturm-Liouville theory and as background for ongoing research. The volume is addressed to researchers in related areas, to advanced students and to those interested in the historical development of mathematics. The book will also be of interest to those involved in applications of the theory to diverse areas such as engineering, fluid dynamics and computational spectral analysis.

Theory of a Higher-Order Sturm-Liouville Equation

Theory of a Higher-Order Sturm-Liouville Equation
Author: Vladimir Kozlov
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006-11-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540691227

This book develops a detailed theory of a generalized Sturm-Liouville Equation, which includes conditions of solvability, classes of uniqueness, positivity properties of solutions and Green's functions, asymptotic properties of solutions at infinity. Of independent interest, the higher-order Sturm-Liouville equation also proved to have important applications to differential equations with operator coefficients and elliptic boundary value problems for domains with non-smooth boundaries. The book addresses graduate students and researchers in ordinary and partial differential equations, and is accessible with a standard undergraduate course in real analysis.

Spectral Theory & Computational Methods of Sturm-Liouville Problems

Spectral Theory & Computational Methods of Sturm-Liouville Problems
Author: Don Hinton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1997-05-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780824700300

Presenting the proceedings of the conference on Sturm-Liouville problems held in conjunction with the 26th Barrett Memorial Lecture Series at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this text covers both qualitative and computational theory of Sturm-Liouville problems. It surveys questions in the field as well as describing applications and concepts.

Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems and Their Applications

Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems and Their Applications
Author: G. Freiling
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2001
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

This book presents the main results and methods on inverse spectral problems for Sturm-Liouville differential operators and their applications. Inverse problems of spectral analysis consist in recovering operators from their spectral characteristics. Such problems often appear in mathematics, mechanics, physics, electronics, geophysics, meteorology and other branches of natural sciences. Inverse problems also play an important role in solving non-linear evolution equations in mathematical physics. Interest in this subject has been increasing permanently because of the appearance of new important applications, resulting in intensive study of inverse problem theory all over the world.

Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems

Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems
Author: Boris Moiseevič Levitan
Publisher: VSP
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1987
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9789067640558

The interest in inverse problems of spectral analysis has increased considerably in recent years due to the applications to important non-linear equations in mathematical physics. This monograph is devoted to the detailed theory of inverse problems and methods of their solution for the Sturm-Liouville case. Chapters 1--6 contain proofs which are, in many cases, very different from those known earlier. Chapters 4--6 are devoted to inverse problems of quantum scattering theory with attention being focused on physical applications. Chapters 7--11 are based on the author's recent research on the theory of finite- and infinite-zone potentials. A chapter discussing the applications to the Korteweg--de Vries problem is also included. This monograph is important reading for all researchers in the field of mathematics and physics.

Direct and Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems

Direct and Inverse Sturm-Liouville Problems
Author: Vladislav V. Kravchenko
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783030478483

This book provides an introduction to the most recent developments in the theory and practice of direct and inverse Sturm-Liouville problems on finite and infinite intervals. A universal approach for practical solving of direct and inverse spectral and scattering problems is presented, based on the notion of transmutation (transformation) operators and their efficient construction. Analytical representations for solutions of Sturm-Liouville equations as well as for the integral kernels of the transmutation operators are derived in the form of functional series revealing interesting special features and lending themselves to direct and simple numerical solution of a wide variety of problems. The book is written for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for mathematicians, physicists and engineers interested in direct and inverse spectral problems.

Partial Differential Equations and Boundary-Value Problems with Applications

Partial Differential Equations and Boundary-Value Problems with Applications
Author: Mark A. Pinsky
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2011
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821868896

Building on the basic techniques of separation of variables and Fourier series, the book presents the solution of boundary-value problems for basic partial differential equations: the heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace equation, considered in various standard coordinate systems--rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical. Each of the equations is derived in the three-dimensional context; the solutions are organized according to the geometry of the coordinate system, which makes the mathematics especially transparent. Bessel and Legendre functions are studied and used whenever appropriate throughout the text. The notions of steady-state solution of closely related stationary solutions are developed for the heat equation; applications to the study of heat flow in the earth are presented. The problem of the vibrating string is studied in detail both in the Fourier transform setting and from the viewpoint of the explicit representation (d'Alembert formula). Additional chapters include the numerical analysis of solutions and the method of Green's functions for solutions of partial differential equations. The exposition also includes asymptotic methods (Laplace transform and stationary phase). With more than 200 working examples and 700 exercises (more than 450 with answers), the book is suitable for an undergraduate course in partial differential equations.