A. M. Akhtyamov

Solvability Theorems for an Inverse Nonself-Adjoint Sturm-Liouville Problem with Nonseparated Boundary Conditions

We prove theorems on the solvability of the inverse Sturm-Liouville problem with nonseparated conditions by two spectra and one eigenvalue and theorems on the unique solvability by two spectra and three eigenvalues. We find exact and approximate solutions of the inverse problems. Related examples and counterexample are given.

Uniqueness of reconstruction of the Sturm–Liouville problem with spectral polynomials in nonseparated boundary conditions

Uniqueness theorems for solutions of inverse Sturm–Liouville problems with spectral polynomials in nonseparated boundary conditions are proved. As spectral data two spectra and finitely many eigenvalues of the direct problem or, in the case of a symmetric potential, one spectrum and finitely many eigenvalues are used. The obtained results generalize the Levinson uniqueness theorem to the case of nonseparated boundary conditions containing polynomials in the spectral parameter.

Inverse Problem for a Differential Operator with Nonseparated Boundary Conditions

Uniqueness theorems for the solution of an inverse problem for a fourth-order differential operator with nonseparated boundary conditions are proved. The spectral data for the problem is specified as the spectrum of the problem itself (or its three eigenvalues) and the spectral data of a system of three problems.

Degenerate boundary conditions for the diffusion operator

We describe all degenerate two-point boundary conditions possible in a homogeneous spectral problem for the diffusion operator. We show that the case in which the characteristic determinant is identically zero is impossible for the nonsymmetric diffusion operator and that the only possible degenerate boundary conditions are the Cauchy conditions. For the symmetric diffusion operator, the characteristic determinant is zero if and only if the boundary conditions are falsely periodic boundary conditions; the characteristic determinant is identically a nonzero constant if and only if the boundary conditions are generalized Cauchy conditions.

Inverse Sturm–Liouville problem with spectral polynomials in nonsplitting boundary conditions

Theorems on the unique reconstruction of a Sturm–Liouville problem with spectral polynomials in nonsplitting boundary conditions are proved. Two spectra and finitely many eigenvalues (one spectrum and finitely many eigenvalues for a symmetric potential) of the problem itself are used as the spectral data. The results generalize the Levinson uniqueness theorem to the case of nonsplitting boundary conditions containing polynomials in the spectral parameter. Algorithms and examples of solving relevant inverse problems are also presented.

On the solvability of inverse Sturm–Liouville problems with self-adjoint boundary conditions

Theorems on the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the inverse Sturm–Liouville problem with self-adjoint nonseparated boundary conditions are proved. As spectral data two spectra and two eigenvalues are used. The theorems generalize the Levitan–Gasymov solvability theorem and Borg’s uniqueness theorem to the case of general boundary conditions.