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Variable Change for Sturm-Liouville Differential Expression on Time Scales
Journal of Difference Equations and Applications
  • Calvin D. Ahlbrandt
  • Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Tammy Voepel
Abstract

We study second order scalar delta derivative expressions of Sturm-Liouville type on our newly defined Sturmian time scales. Sturmian time scales include the discrete and continuous cases studied by Sturm. A form of second order differential expression on a Sturmian time scale considered here satisfies a Green's identity and hence is"formally self-adjoint”. A unified variable change method is developed which allows simultaneous change of independent and dependent variable for expressions which include continuous and discrete theories as special cases. This unifies a continuous result of Coppel with a discrete result of Voepel. For the fourth order case, we explore unification of a continuous result of Ahlbrandt, Hinton and Lewis [4] with a discrete result of Voepel [32].

Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords and Phrases
  • Sturm-Liouvill equations,
  • Time scales,
  • Delta derivatives,
  • variable change
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2003 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Publication Date
01 Jan 2003
Citation Information
Calvin D. Ahlbrandt, Martin Bohner and Tammy Voepel. "Variable Change for Sturm-Liouville Differential Expression on Time Scales" Journal of Difference Equations and Applications (2003) ISSN: 1023-6198
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/martin-bohner/121/