Neste trabalho buscamos caracterizar o espectro de uma classe de operadores bloco--Jacobi limitados definidos em $l^2(\\Lambda,\\mathbb{C}^L)$ ($\\Lambda: \\mathbb{Z}_+\\times\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}$ representa uma faixa de largura $L\\ge 2$ no semi--plano $\\mathbb{Z}_+^2$) e sujeitos a perturbações esparsas (no sentido que as distâncias entre as ``barreiras\'\' crescem geometricamente à medida que estas se afastam da origem) distribuídas aleatoriamente. Tais operadores são construídos a partir da soma de Kronecker de matrizes de Jacobi $J$, cada qual atuando em uma direção do espaço. Demonstramos, por meio da bloco--diagonalização do operador, que %o estudo de suas principais propriedades espectrais dependem da %se limita à caracterização da ``medida de mistura\'\' $\\frac{1}{L}\\sum_{j=0}^{L-1}\\mu_j$, $\\mu_j$ a medida espectral associada à matriz de Jacobi $J^j=J+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)I $. Para tanto, buscamos primeiramente caracterizar cada uma das medidas $\\mu_j$, explorando e aperfeiçoando algumas técnicas bastante conhecidas no estudo de operadores esparsos unidimensionais. Demonstramos, por exemplo, que a seqüência de ângulos de Prüfer (variáveis que, juntamente com os raios de Prüfer, parametrizam as soluções da equação de autovalores) é uniformemente distribuída no intervalo $[0,\\pi)$, o %que %resultado que nos permite determinar o comportamento assintótico médio das soluções da equação de autovalores. Tal resultado, aliado às técnicas desenvolvidas por Marchetti \\textit{et. al.} em \\cite{MarWre} e a uma adaptação dos critérios de Last e Simon \\cite{LS} para operadores esparsos, nos permitem demonstrar a existência de uma transição aguda (pontual) entre os espectros singular--contínuo e puramente pontual. Empregamos em seguida os resultados de Jitomirskaya e Last presentes em \\cite{JitLast} e obtemos a dimensão Hausdorff exata associada à medida $\\mu_j$, dada por $\\alpha_j=1+\\frac{4(1-p^2)^2}{p^2(4- (\\lambda-2\\cos(2\\pi j/L))^2)}$ ($\\lambda\\in[-2,2]$), recuperando um resultado análogo obtido por Zlato\\v s em \\cite{Zla}. Por fim, adaptamos tais resultados à situação da medida de mistura associada à matriz bloco--Jacobi, obtendo $\\alpha=\\min_{j\\in\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda)}\\alpha_j$, $\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda):\\{m \\in\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}:\\lambda\\in[-2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L),2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)]\\}$, como sua dimensão Hausdorff exata. Estudamos modelos idênticos com esparsidades sub e super-geométricas, obtendo na primeira situação um espectro puramente pontual (de dimensão Hausdorff nula) e na segunda um espectro puramente singular--contínuo (de dimensão Hausdorff 1). Finalmente, verificamos a existência de transição entre os espectros puramente pontual e singular--contínuo em um modelo com esparsidade super-geométrica cuja dimensão Hausdorff associada à medida espectral é nula. / In this work we attempt to caracterize the spectrum of a class of limited block--Jacobi operators defined in $l^2(\\Lambda,\\mathbb{C}^L)$ ($\\Lambda: \\mathbb{Z}_+\\times\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}$ represents a strip of width $L\\ge 2$ on the semi--plane $\\mathbb{Z}_+^2$) subject to a sparse perturbation (which means that the distance between the ``barries\'\' grow geometrically with their distance to the origin) randomly distributed. Such operators are defined as Kronecker sums of unidimensional Jacobi matrices $J$, each one acting in different directions of the space. We prove, by means of a block--diagonalization of the operator, that %the study of its most relevant spectral properties depend on %is related to the caracterization of the ``mixture measure\'\' $\\frac{1}{L}\\sum_{j=0}^{L-1}\\mu_j$, $\\mu_j$ the spectral measure of the Jacobi matrix $J^j=J+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)I$. For this, we must characterize at first each one of the measures $\\mu_j$, exploiting and improving some well known techniques developed in the study of unidimensional sparse operators. We prove, for instance, that the sequence of Prüfer angles (variables which parametrize the solutions of the eigenvalue equation) are uniform distributed on the interval $[0,\\pi)$, a result which gives us condition to determine the average asymptotic behavior of the solutions of the eigenvalue equation. Such result, in association with the techniques developed by Marchetti \\textit{et. al.} in \\cite{MarWre} and with an adaptation of Last--Simon \\cite{LS} criteria for sparse operator, permit us to prove the existence of a sharp transition between singular continuous and pure point spectra. Following on, we use the results from Jitomirskaya--Last of \\cite{JitLast} and obtain the exact Hausdorff dimension of the measure $\\mu_j$, given by $\\alpha_j=1+\\frac{4(1-p^2)^2}{p^2(4-(\\lambda-2\\cos(2\\pi j/L))^2)}$ ($\\lambda\\in[- 2,2]$), recovering an analogous result due to Zlato\\v s in \\cite{Zla}. At last, we adapt these results to the mixture measure of the block--Jacobi matrix, obtaining $\\alpha=\\min_{j\\in\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda)}\\alpha_j$, $\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda):\\{m \\in\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}:\\lambda\\in[-2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L),2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)]\\}$, as its exact Hausdorff dimension. We study as well identical models with sub and super geometric sparsities conditions, obtaining a pure point spectrum (with null Hausdorff dimension) in the first case, and a purely singular continuous spectrum (such that its Hausdorff dimension is 1) in the second. Finally, we prove the existence of a transition between pure point and singular continuous spectra in a model with sub--geometric sparsity whose Hausdorff dimension related to the spectral measure is null.

Neste trabalho buscamos caracterizar o espectro de uma classe de operadores bloco--Jacobi limitados definidos em $l^2(\\Lambda,\\mathbb{C}^L)$ ($\\Lambda: \\mathbb{Z}_+\\times\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}$ representa uma faixa de largura $L\\ge 2$ no semi--plano $\\mathbb{Z}_+^2$) e sujeitos a perturbações esparsas (no sentido que as distâncias entre as ``barreiras\'\' crescem geometricamente à medida que estas se afastam da origem) distribuídas aleatoriamente. Tais operadores são construídos a partir da soma de Kronecker de matrizes de Jacobi $J$, cada qual atuando em uma direção do espaço. Demonstramos, por meio da bloco--diagonalização do operador, que %o estudo de suas principais propriedades espectrais dependem da %se limita à caracterização da ``medida de mistura\'\' $\\frac{1}{L}\\sum_{j=0}^{L-1}\\mu_j$, $\\mu_j$ a medida espectral associada à matriz de Jacobi $J^j=J+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)I $. Para tanto, buscamos primeiramente caracterizar cada uma das medidas $\\mu_j$, explorando e aperfeiçoando algumas técnicas bastante conhecidas no estudo de operadores esparsos unidimensionais. Demonstramos, por exemplo, que a seqüência de ângulos de Prüfer (variáveis que, juntamente com os raios de Prüfer, parametrizam as soluções da equação de autovalores) é uniformemente distribuída no intervalo $[0,\\pi)$, o %que %resultado que nos permite determinar o comportamento assintótico médio das soluções da equação de autovalores. Tal resultado, aliado às técnicas desenvolvidas por Marchetti \\textit{et. al.} em \\cite{MarWre} e a uma adaptação dos critérios de Last e Simon \\cite{LS} para operadores esparsos, nos permitem demonstrar a existência de uma transição aguda (pontual) entre os espectros singular--contínuo e puramente pontual. Empregamos em seguida os resultados de Jitomirskaya e Last presentes em \\cite{JitLast} e obtemos a dimensão Hausdorff exata associada à medida $\\mu_j$, dada por $\\alpha_j=1+\\frac{4(1-p^2)^2}{p^2(4- (\\lambda-2\\cos(2\\pi j/L))^2)}$ ($\\lambda\\in[-2,2]$), recuperando um resultado análogo obtido por Zlato\\v s em \\cite{Zla}. Por fim, adaptamos tais resultados à situação da medida de mistura associada à matriz bloco--Jacobi, obtendo $\\alpha=\\min_{j\\in\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda)}\\alpha_j$, $\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda):\\{m \\in\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}:\\lambda\\in[-2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L),2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)]\\}$, como sua dimensão Hausdorff exata. Estudamos modelos idênticos com esparsidades sub e super-geométricas, obtendo na primeira situação um espectro puramente pontual (de dimensão Hausdorff nula) e na segunda um espectro puramente singular--contínuo (de dimensão Hausdorff 1). Finalmente, verificamos a existência de transição entre os espectros puramente pontual e singular--contínuo em um modelo com esparsidade super-geométrica cuja dimensão Hausdorff associada à medida espectral é nula. / In this work we attempt to caracterize the spectrum of a class of limited block--Jacobi operators defined in $l^2(\\Lambda,\\mathbb{C}^L)$ ($\\Lambda: \\mathbb{Z}_+\\times\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}$ represents a strip of width $L\\ge 2$ on the semi--plane $\\mathbb{Z}_+^2$) subject to a sparse perturbation (which means that the distance between the ``barries\'\' grow geometrically with their distance to the origin) randomly distributed. Such operators are defined as Kronecker sums of unidimensional Jacobi matrices $J$, each one acting in different directions of the space. We prove, by means of a block--diagonalization of the operator, that %the study of its most relevant spectral properties depend on %is related to the caracterization of the ``mixture measure\'\' $\\frac{1}{L}\\sum_{j=0}^{L-1}\\mu_j$, $\\mu_j$ the spectral measure of the Jacobi matrix $J^j=J+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)I$. For this, we must characterize at first each one of the measures $\\mu_j$, exploiting and improving some well known techniques developed in the study of unidimensional sparse operators. We prove, for instance, that the sequence of Prüfer angles (variables which parametrize the solutions of the eigenvalue equation) are uniform distributed on the interval $[0,\\pi)$, a result which gives us condition to determine the average asymptotic behavior of the solutions of the eigenvalue equation. Such result, in association with the techniques developed by Marchetti \\textit{et. al.} in \\cite{MarWre} and with an adaptation of Last--Simon \\cite{LS} criteria for sparse operator, permit us to prove the existence of a sharp transition between singular continuous and pure point spectra. Following on, we use the results from Jitomirskaya--Last of \\cite{JitLast} and obtain the exact Hausdorff dimension of the measure $\\mu_j$, given by $\\alpha_j=1+\\frac{4(1-p^2)^2}{p^2(4-(\\lambda-2\\cos(2\\pi j/L))^2)}$ ($\\lambda\\in[- 2,2]$), recovering an analogous result due to Zlato\\v s in \\cite{Zla}. At last, we adapt these results to the mixture measure of the block--Jacobi matrix, obtaining $\\alpha=\\min_{j\\in\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda)}\\alpha_j$, $\\mathcal{I}(\\lambda):\\{m \\in\\{0,1,\\ldots,L-1\\}:\\lambda\\in[-2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L),2+2\\cos(2\\pi j/L)]\\}$, as its exact Hausdorff dimension. We study as well identical models with sub and super geometric sparsities conditions, obtaining a pure point spectrum (with null Hausdorff dimension) in the first case, and a purely singular continuous spectrum (such that its Hausdorff dimension is 1) in the second. Finally, we prove the existence of a transition between pure point and singular continuous spectra in a model with sub--geometric sparsity whose Hausdorff dimension related to the spectral measure is null.

In this PhD thesis we study some weighted regular Sturm-Liouville problems in which the weight function takes on both positive and negative signs in an appropriate interval [a,b]. With such  problems there is the possible existence of non-real eigenvalues, unlike in the definite case (i.e. left or right definite) in which only real eigenvalues exist. This PhD thesis consists of five papers (papers A-E) and an introduction to this area, which puts these papers into a more general frame. In paper A we give some precise estimates on the Richardson number for the two turning point case, thereby complementing the work of Jabon and Atkinson from 1984 in an essential way. We also give a corrected version of their result since there seems to be a typographical error in their paper. In paper B we show that the interlacing property, which holds in the one turning point case, does not hold in the two turning point case. The paper consists of a detailed presentation of numerical results of the case in which the weight function is allowed to change its sign twice in the interval (-1, 2). We also present some theoretical results which support the numerical results. Moreover, a number of new open questions are raised. We also observe that the real and imaginary parts of a non-real eigenfunction either have the same number of zeros in the interval (-1,2) or the numbers of zeros differ by two. In paper C, we obtain bounds on real and imaginary parts of non-real eigenvalues of a non-definite Sturm-Liouville problem, with Dirichlet boundary conditions, thus complementing the results obtained in a paper byBehrndt et.al. from 2013 in an essential way. In paper D we obtain a lower bound on the eigenvalue of the smallest modulus associated with a Dirichlet problem in the general case of a regular Sturm-Liouville problem. In paper E we expand upon the basic oscillation theory for general boundary problems of the form   -y''+q(x)y=λw(x)y,  on  I = [a,b], where  q(x) and w(x) are real-valued continuous functions on [a,b] and y is required to satisfy a pair of homogeneous separated boundary conditions at the end-points. Already in 1918 Richardson proved that, in the case of the Dirichlet problem,  if w(x) changes its sign exactly once and the boundary problem is  non-definite, then the zeros of the real and imaginary parts of any non-real eigenfunction interlace. We show that, unfortunately, this result is false in the case of two turning points, thus removing any hope for a general separation theorem for the zeros of the non-real eigenfunctions. Furthermore, we show that when a non-real eigenfunction vanishes inside I, then the absolute value of the difference between the total number of zeros of its real and imaginary parts is exactly 2.

Cette thèse comporte deux chapitres principaux. Deux problèmes indépendants de Modélisation Mathématique y sont étudiés. Au chapitre 1, on étudiera le problème de l’existence et de l’unicité des distributions quasi-stationnaires (DQS) pour un mouvement Brownien avec dérive, tué en zéro dans le cas où la frontière d’entrée est l’infini et la frontière de sortie est zéro selon la classification de Feller.Ce travail est lié à l’article pionnier dans ce sujet  par Cattiaux, Collet, Lambert, Martínez, Méléard, San Martín; où certaines conditions suffisantes ont été établies pour prouver l’existence et l’unicité de DQS dans le contexte d’une famille de Modèles de Dynamique des Populations.Dans ce chapitre, nous généralisons les théorèmes les plus importants de ce travail pionnier, la partie technique est basée dans la théorie de Sturm-Liouville sur la demi-droite positive. Au chapitre 2, on étudiera le problème d’obtenir des bornes inférieures optimales sur l’Hamiltonien du Modèle d’Ising avec interactions à longue portée, l’interaction entre deux spins situés à distance d décroissant comme d^(2-a), où a ϵ[0,1).Ce travail est lié à l’article publié en 2005 par Cassandro, Ferrari, Merola, Presutti où les bornes inférieures optimales sont obtenues dans le cas où a est dans [0,(log3/log2)-1) en termes de structures hiérarchiques appelées triangles et contours.Les principaux théorèmes obtenus dans cette thèse peuvent être résumés de la façon suivante:1. Il n’existe pas de borne inférieure optimale pour l’Hamiltonien en termes de triangles pour a dans ϵ[log2/log3,1). 2. Il existe une borne optimale pour l’Hamiltonien en termes de contours pour a dans a ϵ [0,1). / This thesis contains two main Chapters, where we study two independent problems of Mathematical Modelling : In Chapter 1, we study the existence and uniqueness of Quasi Stationary Distributions (QSD) for a drifted Browian Motion killed at zero, when $+infty$ is an entrance Boundary and zero is an exit Boundary according to Feller's classification. The work is related to the previous paper published in 2009 by { Cattiaux, P., Collet, P., Lambert, A., Martínez, S., Méléard, S., San Martín, where some sufficient conditions were provided to prove the existence and uniqueness of QSD in the context of a family of Population Dynamic Models. This work generalizes the most important theorems of this work, since no extra conditions are imposed to get the existence, uniqueness of QSD and the existence of a Yaglom limit. The technical part is based on the Sturm Liouville theory on the half line. In Chapter 2, we study the problem of getting quasi additive bounds on the Hamiltonian for the Long Range Ising Model when the interaction term decays according to d^{2-a}, a ϵ[0,1). This work is based on the previous paper written by Cassandro, Ferrari, Merola, Presutti, where quasi-additive bounds for the Hamiltonian were obtained for a in [0,(log3/log2)-1) in terms of hierarchical structures called triangles and Contours. The main theorems of this work can be summarized as follows: 1 There does not exist a quasi additive bound for the Hamiltonian in terms of triangles when a ϵ [0,(log3/log2)-1), 2. There exists a quasi additive bound for the Hamiltonian in terms of Contours for a in [0,1).

In this paper we investigate (d + 1)-point D-optimal designs for d-th degree polynomial regression with weight function w(x) > 0 on the interval [a, b]. Suppose that w'(x)/w(x) is a rational function and the information of whether the optimal support contains the boundary points a and b is available. Then the problem of constructing (d + 1)-point D-optimal designs can be transformed into a differential equation problem leading us to a certain matrix with k auxiliary unknown constants. We characterize the weight functions corresponding to the cases when k= 0 and k= 1. Then, we can solve (d + 1)-point D-optimal designs directly from differential equation (k = 0) or via eigenvalue problems (k = 1). The numerical results show us an interesting relationship between optimal designs and ordered eigenvalues.

In this thesis, a general pseudospectral formulation for a class of Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems is consructed. It is shown that almost all, regular or singular, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems in the Schr&ouml / dinger form may be transformed into a more tractable form. This tractable form will be called here a weighted equation of hypergeometric type with a perturbation (WEHTP) since the non-weighted and unperturbed part of it is known as the equation of hypergeometric type (EHT). It is well known that the EHT has polynomial solutions which form a basis for the Hilbert space of square integrable functions. Pseudospectral methods based on this natural expansion basis are constructed to approximate the eigenvalues of WEHTP, and hence the energy eigenvalues of the Schr&ouml / dinger equation. Exemplary computations are performed to support the convergence numerically.

Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à la contrôlabilité interne et à son coût pour une ou plusieurs équations aux dérivées partielles conservatives. ?Dans la première partie, nous introduisons et détaillons deux méthodes permettant d'estimer le coût du contrôle (et par dualité, de la constante d'observabilité) de l'équation des ondes avec potentiel $l^{\infty}$ en dimension un d'espace. La première utilise la propagation des ondes le long des caractéristiques en s'appuyant sur le rôle symétrique de la variable de temps et d'espace. La deuxième méthode repose sur la décomposition spectrale de l'équation des ondes et sur l'utilisation des inégalités d'ingham. L'estimation de la constante d'observabilité se ramène alors à l'étude d'un problème d'optimisation faisant intervenir les vecteurs propres du laplacien-dirichlet avec potentiel. Nous fournissons ensuite des propriétés qualitatives sur le minimiseurs ainsi qu'une estimation du minimum ne dépendant que de la mesure de l'ensemble d'observation. ?Dans la deuxième partie, nous étudions la contrôlabilité de certains systèmes d'équations avec un nombre de contrôles réduits, autrement dit le nombre de contrôles est plus petit que le nombre d'équations. En particulier, nous caractérisons exactement les données initiales qui peuvent être contrôlées pour des systèmes d'équations couplées de type schrödinger et nous énonçons une condition nécessaire et suffisante de type kalman pour des systèmes d'équations des ondes couplées. La preuve repose sur une méthode de contrôle fictif combinée à la résolution algébrique d'un système sous-déterminé et sur certains résultats de régularité. / In this work, we focus on the internal controllability and its cost for some linear partial differential equations. In the first part, we introduce and describe two methods to provide precise estimates of the cost of control (and by duality, of the observability constant) for general one dimensional wave equations with potential. The first one is based on a propagation argument along the characteristics relying on the symmetrical roles of the time and space variables. The second one uses a spectral decomposition of the solution of the wave equation and ingham's inequalities. This relates the estimation of the observability constant to the study of an optimal problem involving dirichlet eigenfunctions of laplacian with potential. We provide some qualitative properties of the minimizers, and also precise bounds on the minimum. In the second part, we are concerned with the controllability of some systems of equations by a reduced number of controls (i.e. the number of controls is less that the number of equations). In particular, in the case of coupled systems of schrödinger equations, we exactly characterize the initial conditions that can be controlled and we give a necessary and sufficient condition of kalman type for the controllability of coupled systems of wave equations. The proof relies on the fictitious control method coupled with the proof of an algebraic solvabilityproperty for some related underdetermined system, as well as on some regularity results.

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Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à résoudre certains problèmes inverses pour des équations différentielles aux dérivées fractionnaires. Un problème inverse est généralement mal posé. Un problème mal posé est un problème qui ne répond pas à l’un des trois critères de Hadamard pour être bien posé, c’est-à-dire, soit l’existence, l’unicité ou une dépendance continue aux données n'est plus vraie, à savoir, des petits changements dans les données de mesure entraînent des changements indéfiniment importants dans la solution. La plupart des difficultés à résoudre des problèmes mal posés sont causées par l’instabilité de la solution. D’autre part, les équations différentielles fractionnaires deviennent un outil important dans la modélisation de nombreux problèmes de la vie réelle et il y a eu donc un intérêt croissant pour l’étude des problèmes inverses avec des équations différentielles fractionnaires. Le calcul fractionnaire est une branche des mathématiques qui fait référence à l’extension du concept de dérivation classique à la dérivation d’ordre non entier. Calculer une dérivée fractionnaire à un certain moment exige tous les processus précédents avec des propriétés de mémoire. C’est l’avantage principal du calcul fractionnaire d’expliquer les processus associés aux systèmes physiques complexes qui ont une mémoire à long terme et / ou des interactions spatiales à longue distance. De plus, les équations différentielles fractionnaires peuvent nous aider à réduire les erreurs découlant de paramètres négligés dans la modélisation des phénomènes physiques. / In this thesis, we are interested in solving some inverse problems for fractional differential equations. An inverse problem is usually ill-posed. The concept of an ill-posed problem is not new. While there is no universal formal definition for inverse problems, Hadamard [1923] defined a problem as being ill-posed if it violates the criteria of a well-posed problem, that is, either existence, uniqueness or continuous dependence on data is no longer true, i.e., arbitrarily small changes in the measurement data lead to indefinitely large changes in the solution. Most difficulties in solving ill-posed problems are caused by solution instability. Inverse problems come into various types, for example, inverse initial problems where initial data are unknown and inverse source problems where the source term is unknown. These unknown terms are to be determined using extra boundary data. Fractional differential equations, on the other hand, become an important tool in modeling many real-life problems and hence there has been growing interest in studying inverse problems of time fractional differential equations. The Non-Integer Order Calculus, traditionally known as Fractional Calculus is the branch of mathematics that tries to interpolate the classical derivatives and integrals and generalizes them for any orders, not necessarily integer order. The advantages of fractional derivatives are that they have a greater degree of flexibility in the model and provide an excellent instrument for the description of the reality. This is because of the fact that the realistic modeling of a physical phenomenon does not depend only on the instant time, but also on the history of the previous time, i.e., calculating timefractional derivative at some time requires all the previous processes with memory and hereditary properties.

_I The theory of impulsive di&reg / erential equations has become an important area of research in recent years. Linear equations, meanwhile, are fundamental in most branches of applied mathematics, science, and technology. The theory of higher order linear impulsive equations, however, has not been studied as much as the cor- responding theory of ordinary di&reg / erential equations. In this work, higher order linear impulsive equations at &macr / xed moments of impulses together with certain boundary conditions are investigated by making use of a Green&#039 / s formula, constructed for piecewise di&reg / erentiable functions. Existence and uniqueness of solutions of such boundary value problems are also addressed. Properties of Green&#039 / s functions for higher order impulsive boundary value prob- lems are introduced, showing a striking di&reg / erence when compared to classical bound- ary value problems of ordinary di&reg / erential equations. Necessarily, instead of an or- dinary Green&#039 / s function there corresponds a sequence of Green&#039 / s functions due to impulses. Finally, as a by-product of boundary value problems, eigenvalue problems for higher order linear impulsive di&reg / erential equations are studied. The conditions for the existence of eigenvalues of linear impulsive operators are presented. Basic properties of eigensolutions of self-adjoint operators are also investigated. In particular, a necessary and su&plusmn / cient condition for the self-adjointness of Sturm-Liouville opera- tors is given. The corresponding integral equations for boundary value and eigenvalue problems are also demonstrated in the present work.