On the correction of finite difference eigenvalue approximations for Sturm-Liouville problems

The use of algebraic eigenvalues to approximate the eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville operators is known to be satisfactory only when approximations to the fundamental and the first few harmonics are required. In this paper, we show how the asymptotic error associated with related but simpler Sturm-Liouville operators can be used to correct certain classes of algebraic eigenvalues to yield uniformly valid approximations.