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1. In a series of articles dating from 1836–1837, Sturm and Liouville created a whole new subject in mathematical analysis. The theory, later known as Sturm-Liouville theory, deals with the general linear second-order differential equation
with the imposed boundary conditions
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Lützen, J. (1990). Sturm-Liouville Theory. In: Joseph Liouville 1809–1882. Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, vol 15. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0989-8_10
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