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Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................... 1
   1.1.  Definitions and Notations .............................. 1
   1.2.  Summary of Results ..................................... 3
Chapter 2. Birkhoff Approximate Solutions ...................... 13
   2.1.  Birkhoff Approximate Solutions ........................ 13
   2.2.  Special Case: n = 2 ................................... 18
Chapter 3. The Approximate Characteristic Determinant: 
           Classification ...................................... 19
   3.1.  The Approximate Characteristic Determinant ............ 19
   3.2.  Classification for n Even ............................. 23
   3.3.  Classification for n Odd .............................. 31
Chapter 4. Asymptotic Expansion of Solutions ................... 39
   4.1.  Expansions for n Even ................................. 39
   4.2.  Expansions for n Odd .................................. 50
Chapter 5. The Characteristic Determinant ...................... 57
   5.1.  The Characteristic Determinant for n Even ............. 57
   5.2.  The Characteristic Determinant for n Odd .............. 66
   5.3.  Special Case: n = 2 ................................... 70
Chapter 6. The Green's Function ................................ 75
   6.1.  The Green's Function for n Even ....................... 75
   6.2.  The Green's Function for n Odd ........................ 87
Chapter 7. The Eigenvalues for n Even .......................... 99
   7.1.  Case 1. p = q, ξ0 ≠ η0 ............................... 104
   7.2.  Case 2. p = q, ξ0 = η0 ............................... 106
   7.3.  Case 3. p < q ........................................ 107
Chapter 8. The Eigenvalues for n Odd .......................... 119
   8.1.  Case 1. p = q ........................................ 119
   8.2.  Case 2. p < q ........................................ 123
   8.3.  Case 3. p > q ........................................ 131
Chapter 9. Completeness of the Generalized Eigenf unctions .... 139
   9.1. Completeness for n Even ............................... 139
   9.2. Completeness for n Odd ................................ 142
Chapter 10.The Case L = T, Degenerate Irregular Examples ...... 147
   10.1.The Case L = T ........................................ 147
   10.2.Two Degenerate Irregular Examples ..................... 150
   10.3.The Case n = 4, L = T ................................. 153
Chapter 11.Unsolved Problems .................................. 165
Chapter 12.Appendix ........................................... 169
Bibliography .................................................. 171
Index ......................................................... 175
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