Eigenfunctions of positive integral Hankel operators

Abstract

We consider bounded positive semi-definite Hankel operators $H$, realised as integral operators on the positive semi-axis. For each value of $E$, not necessarily in the spectrum of $H$, we analyse solutions $f$ of the eigenvalue equation $Hf=Ef$, understood as an integral equation on the semi-axis. Our analysis reveals strong analogies with properties of solutions of the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation.