Consider the differential operator
Ly=dx2d2y+2dxdy
acting on real functions y(x) with 0⩽x⩽1.
(i) Recast the eigenvalue equation Ly=−λy in Sturm-Liouville form L~y=−λwy, identifying L~ and w.
(ii) If boundary conditions y(0)=y(1)=0 are imposed, show that the eigenvalues form an infinite discrete set λ1<λ2<… and find the corresponding eigenfunctions yn(x) for n=1,2,…. If f(x)=x−x2 on 0⩽x⩽1 is expanded in terms of your eigenfunctions i.e. f(x)=∑n=1∞Anyn(x), give an expression for An. The expression can be given in terms of integrals that you need not evaluate.