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In the paper, we study the problem on the number of zeros of eigenfunctions of the fourth-order boundary-value problem with spectral and physical parameters in the boundary conditions. We show that the number of zeros of the eigenfunctions corresponding to eigenvalues of positive type behaves in a usual way (it is equal to the serial number of an eigenvalue increased by 1), but, however, the number of zeros of the eigenfunction corresponding to an eigenvalue of negative type can be arbitrary. In the case of a sufficient smoothness of coefficients of the differential expression, we write the asymptotics in the physical parameter for such a number.
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Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 41–52, 2006.
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Ben Amara, J., Vladimirov, A.A. On oscillation of eigenfunctions of a fourth-order problem with spectral parameters in the boundary conditions. J Math Sci 150, 2317–2325 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-008-0131-z
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