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Variational formulas and approximation theorems for the first eigenvalue in dimension one

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Some complete variational formulas and approximation theorems for the first eigenvalue of elliptic operators in dimension one or a class of Markov chains are presented.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, China

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Chen, M. Variational formulas and approximation theorems for the first eigenvalue in dimension one. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 44, 409–418 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02881877

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