Survey of studies on degenerate boundary conditions and finite spectrum
Akhtyamov A.M.
Mavlutov Institute of Mechanics, UFRC RAS, Ufa, Russia
Bashkir State University, Ufa, Russia
Abstract
It is shown that for the asymmetric diffusion operator the case when the characteristic determinant is identically
equal to zero is impossible and the only possible degenerate boundary conditions are the Cauchy conditions. In
the case of a symmetric diffusion operator, the characteristic determinant is identically equal to zero if and only if
the boundary conditions are false–periodic boundary conditions and is identically equal to a constant other than
zero if and only if its boundary conditions are generalized Cauchy conditions. All degenerate boundary conditions
for a spectral problem with a third–order differential equation y'''(x) = λy(x) are described. The general form of
degenerate boundary conditions for the fourth–order differentiation operator D4 is found. 12 classes of boundary
value eigenvalue problems are described for the operator D4, the spectrum of which fills the entire complex plane. It
is known that spectral problems whose spectrum fills the entire complex plane exist for differential equations of any
even order. John Locker posed the following problem (eleventh problem): are there similar problems for odd–order
differential equations? A positive answer is given to this question. It is proved that spectral problems, the spectrum
of which fills the entire complex plane, exist for differential equations of any odd order. Thus, the problem of John
Locker is resolved. John Locker posed a problem (tenth problem): can a spectral boundary–value problem have a
finite spectrum? Boundary value problems with a polynomial occurrence of a spectral parameter in a differential
equation are considered. It is shown that the corresponding boundary–value problem can have a predetermined
finite spectrum in the case when the roots of the characteristic equation are multiple. If the roots of the characteristic
equation are not multiple, then there can be no finite spectrum. Thus, John Locker’s tenth problem is resolved.
Article outline
The work is devoted to the description of
degenerate two-point boundary conditions of a homogeneous spectral problem for the diffusion
operator. All degenerate boundary conditions of the spectral problem are described for the diffusion
operator, for the third-order differentiation operator, for the fourth-order differentiation operator, and for
differential equations of any odd order. One of the problems of John Locker (the tenth problem) related to
the question: can a spectral boundary-value problem have a finite spectrum be also solved?
It is shown that for the asymmetric diffusion operator the case when the characteristic determinant
is identically equal to zero is impossible and the only possible degenerate boundary conditions are
the Cauchy conditions. In the case of a symmetric operator of diffusion, the characteristic determinant
is identically equal to zero if and only if the boundary conditions are false-periodic boundary conditions, and
is identically equal to a constant other than zero, if and only if its boundary conditions are generalized
Cauchy conditions.
All degenerate boundary conditions for a spectral problem with a third-order differential equation
y'''(x) = λy(x) are described. It is proved that the
boundary conditions for this spectral problem are degenerate if and only if the coefficient matrix of
the boundary conditions of size 2 by 6 consists of two square diagonal matrices of order three, on one
diagonal of which there are units, and on the other, the roots of some numbers. consists of two diagonal
matrices, on one diagonal of which there are units, and on the other - roots of minus one. It is shown that
the third-order differential equation y'''(x) = λy(x)
with general boundary conditions (not containing a spectral parameter) cannot have a finite spectrum.
The general form of degenerate boundary conditions for the fourth-order differentiation
operator D4 is found. Shown, that the coefficient
matrix of degenerate boundary conditions of size 4×8 consists of two fourth-order square diagonal matrices.
One of the diagonal matrices is unit, and the diagonal of the second diagonal matrix consists of some
numbers. We study the operators D4, whose spectrum fills the entire complex plane. A well-known example
is a boundary value eigenvalue problem for an even-order differential operator whose spectrum fills the
entire complex plane. These boundary conditions have the form
Uj(y) = y(j−1)(0) +
(−1)j−1 y(j−1)(1) = 0, j = 1, 2, 3, 4.
However, in connection with this, another question arises whether there are other
examples of such operators. This section shows that such examples exist. In addition, all 12 classes of
boundary value eigenvalue problems are described for the operator D4,
whose spectrum fills the entire complex plane. Each of the classes contains an
arbitrary constant. Therefore, there is a continuum of degenerate boundary conditions for the fourth-order
differentiation operator D4.
It is known that spectral problems whose
spectrum fills the entire complex plane exist for
differential equations of any even order. John Locker
posed the following problem: are there similar
problems for odd-order differential equations? This
section gives a positive answer to this question. It is2
proved that spectral problems, the spectrum of which
fills the entire complex plane, exist for differential
equations of any odd order. Thus, the problem of John
Locker is resolved.
John Locker posed a problem (tenth problem):
can a spectral boundary-value problem have a finite
spectrum? Boundary value problems are considered.
This paragraph shows that the corresponding
boundary-value problem can have a predetermined
finite spectrum in the case when the roots of the
characteristic equation are multiple. If the roots of
the characteristic equation are not multiple, then
there can be no finite spectrum. So John Locker’s
tenth problem is solved.