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Factorization Ladders and Eigenfunctions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

G. F. D. Duff
G. F. D. Duff*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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The eigenfunctions of a boundary value problem are characterized by two quite distinct properties. They are solutions of ordinary differential equations, and they satisfy prescribed boundary conditions. It is a definite advantage to combine these two requirements into a single problem expressed by a unified formula. The use of integral equations is an example in point. The subject of this paper, namely the Schrödinger-Infeld Factorization Method, which is applicable to certain restricted. Sturm-Liouville problems, is based upon another combination of the two properties. The Factorization Method prescribes a manufacturing process.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , 01 August 1949 , pp. 379 - 396
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1949

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