Unifying discrete and continuous Weyl-Titchmarsh theory via a class of linear Hamiltonian systems on Sturmian time scales

In this study, we are concerned with introducing Weyl-Titchmarsh theory for a class of dynamic linear Hamiltonian nabla systems over a half-line on Sturmian time scales. After developing fundamental properties of solutions and regular spectral problems, we introduce the corresponding maximal and minimal operators for the system. Matrix disks are constructed and proved to be nested and converge to a limiting set. Some precise relationships among the rank of the matrix radius of the limiting set, the number of linearly independent square summable solutions, and the defect indices of the minimal operator are established. Using the above results, a classification of singular dynamic linear Hamiltonian nabla systems is given in terms of the defect indices of the minimal operator, and several equivalent conditions on the cases of limit point and limit circle are obtained, respectively. These results unify and extend certain classic and recent results on the subject in the continuous and discrete cases, respectively, to Sturmian time scales.Comment: 34 page

Index to The Journal of Tolkien Research Volumes 1-5

Index to The Journal of Tolkien Research Volumes 1-

Existence of three solutions for a first-order problem with nonlinear non-local boundary conditions

Conditions for the existence of at least three positive solutions to the nonlinear first-order problem with a nonlinear nonlocal boundary condition given by && y'(t) - p(t)y(t) = \sum_{i=1}^m f_i\big(t,y(t)\big), \quad t\in[0,1], && \lambda y(0) = y(1) + \sum_{j=1}^n \Phi_j(\tau_j,y(\tau_j)), \quad \tau_j\in[0,1], are discussed, for sufficiently large $\lambda>1$. The Leggett-Williams fixed point theorem is utilized.Comment: outline, 6 page

Smith of Wootton Major: Extended Edition (2015) by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Verlyn Flieger

Book review of Smith of Wootton Major: Extended Edition (2015) by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Verlyn Fliege