Abstract. In this paper, by modifying some techniques of [S.B. Norkin, Differential equations of the second order with retarded argument, Translations of Mathematical Monographs, Vol. 31, AMS, Providence, RI, 1972] and suggesting own approaches we …nd asymptotic formulas for the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of boundary value problems of Sturm-Liouville type for the second order di¤erential equation with retarded argument.
Formulation of the problemIn this study we shall investigate discontinuous eigenvalue problems which consist of Sturm-Liouville equation; with boundary conditionsand transmission conditionswhere a(x) = a 2 1 for x 2 0; 2 and a(x) = a 2 2 for x 2 2 ; ; the real-valued function M (x) is continuous in 0; 2 [ 2 ;and has a …nite limit M ( 2 0) = lim x! 2 0 M (x); the real valued function (x) 0 continuous in 0; 2 [ 2 ; and has a …nite limit ( 2 0) = lim x! 2 0 (x), x (x) 0; if x 2 0; 2 ; x (x)