(a) Put the equation
xdx2d2u+dxdu+λxu=0,0⩽x⩽1
into Sturm-Liouville form.
(b) Suppose un(x) are eigenfunctions such that un(x) are bounded as x tends to zero and
xdx2d2un+dxdun+λnxun=0,0⩽x⩽1
Identify the weight function w(x) and the most general boundary conditions on un(x) which give the orthogonality relation
(λm−λn)∫01um(x)w(x)un(x)dx=0
(c) The equation
xdx2d2y+dxdy+xy=0,x>0
has a solution J0(x) and a second solution which is not bounded at the origin. The zeros of J0(x) arranged in ascending order are jn,n=1,2,…. Given that un(1)=0, show that the eigenvalues of the Sturm-Liouville problem in (b) are λ=jn2,n=1,2,…
(d) Using the differential equations for J0(αx) and J0(βx) and integration by parts, show that
∫01J0(αx)J0(βx)xdx=α2−β2βJ0(α)J0′(β)−αJ0(β)J0′(α)(α=β)