The Uniqueness Theorem for Inverse Nodal Problems with a Chemical Potential

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Department of Pure Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Kashan

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In this paper, an inverse nodal problem for a second-order differential equation having a chemical potential on a finite interval is investigated. First, we estimate the nodal points and nodal lengths of differential operator. Then, we show that the potential can be uniquely determined by a dense set of nodes of the eigenfunctions.

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