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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Hard problem

Consider y′′+λy=0y'' + \lambda y = 0 on [−π,π][-\pi, \pi] with periodic conditions y(−π)=y(π)y(-\pi) = y(\pi), y′(−π)=y′(π)y'(-\pi) = y'(\pi). Counting each eigenvalue as many times as the dimension of its eigenspace, how many eigenvalues are less than 3030?