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On an extension of the theorem of V. A. Ambarzumyan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

N.K. Chakravarty
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta-700 019, India
Sudip Kumar Acharyya
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta-700 019, India

Synopsis

The Ambarzumyan theorem connecting the Sturm–Liouville problem and the corresponding problem associated with the Fourier differential equation is extended to a class of second order matrix differential systems.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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