A Multiparameter Eigenvalue Problem in the Complex Plane

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivar Bakken
Author(s):  
Charles W. Wampler

Abstract This paper presents a general method for the analysis of planar mechanisms consisting of rigid links connected by rotational and/or translational joints. After describing the links as vectors in the complex plane, a simple recipe is outlined for formulating a set of polynomial equations which determine the locations of the links when the mechanism is assembled. It is then shown how to reduce this system of equations to a standard eigenvalue problem, or if preferred, a single resultant polynomial. Both input/output problems and tracing-curve equations are treated.


Author(s):  
A. Källström ◽  
B. D. Sleeman

SynopsisThe main result of this paper is to establish the completeness of the eigenfunctions for the multiparameter eigenvalue problem defined by the system of ordinary differential equations0 ≤ x, ≤ 1, r = 1, …, k, subject to the Sturm-Liouville boundary conditionsr = 1, …, k. In addition it is assumed that the coefficients ars of the spectral parameters λs, satisfy the ellipticity condition , s = 1, …, k, for all xrɛ[0, 1], r = 1, …, k, and some real k-tuple μ1, …, μk and where is the co-factor of asr in the determinant . The theory developed here contrasts with the results known when …k is assumed non-vanishing for all xrɛ[0,1].


1981 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Binding

We shall consider a multiparameter eigenvalue problem of the form(1.1)where λ ∈ Rk while Tn and Vn(λ) are self-adjoint linear operators on a Hilbert space Hn. If λ = (λ1, …, λk) ∈ Rk and satisfy (1.1) then we call λ an eigenvalue, x an eigenvector and (λ, x) an eigenpair. While our main thrust is towTards the general case of several parameters λn, the method ultimately involves reduction to a sequence of one parameter problems. Our chief contributions are (i) to generalise the conditions under which this reduction is possible, and (ii) to develop methods for the one parameter problem particularly suited to the multiparameter application. For example, we give rather general results on the magnitude and direction of the movement of non-linear eigenvalues under perturbation.


2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Wampler

This paper presents a general method for the analysis of any planar mechanism consisting of rigid links connected by revolute joints. The method combines a complex plane formulation [1] with the Dixon determinant procedure of Nielsen and Roth [2]. The result is simple to derive and implement, so in addition to providing numerical solutions, the approach facilitates analytical explorations. The procedure leads to a generalized eigenvalue problem of minimal size. Both input/output problems and the derivation of tracing curve equations are addressed, as is the extension of the method to treat slider joints.


1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Volkmer

Results are given for the asymptotic spectrum of a multiparameter eigenvalue problem in Hilbert space. They are based on estimates for eigenvalues derived from the minim un-maximum principle. As an application, a multiparameter Sturm-Liouville problem is considered.


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