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Frobenius & Special Functions · Superchallenge problem

Consider the boundary value problem x2y′′+xy′+λy=0x^2y'' + xy' + \lambda y = 0 on 1≤x≤eπ1 \le x \le e^{\pi} with y(1)=0y(1) = 0 and y(eπ)=0y(e^{\pi}) = 0. Let λ1<λ2<⋯\lambda_1 < \lambda_2 < \cdots be all the values of λ\lambda for which a nonzero solution exists. Compute ∑k≥11λk\displaystyle\sum_{k\ge1}\frac{1}{\lambda_k}.