Spectral asymptotics and basis properties of fourth order differential operators with regular boundary conditions

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the problem where λ is a spectral parameter; q(x) ∈ L1(0,1) is complex-valued function; αs, s = 1,2,3, are arbitrary complex constants that satisfy α2 = α1 + α3 and σ = 0,1. The boundary conditions of this problem are regular, but not strongly regular. Asymptotic formulae for eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the considered boundary value problem are established. It is proved that all the eigenvalues, except for finite number, are simple and the system of root functions of this spectral problem forms a basis in the space Lp(0,1), 1 < p < ∞ , when ; moreover, this basis is unconditional for p = 2. We note that the considered problem was previously investigated in the condition of α2 ≠ α1 + α3. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.