Green's functions for even order boundary value problems

Abstract

In this paper we will show several properties of the Green's functions related to various boundary value problems of arbitrary even order. In particular, we will write the expression of the Green's functions related to the general differential operator of order 2n coupled to Neumann, Dirichlet and mixed boundary conditions, as a linear combination of the Green's functions corresponding to periodic conditions on a different interval. This will allow us to ensure the constant sign of various Green's functions and to deduce spectral results.