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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