I need to solve the Mathieu equation:
$y''(x)+(a-2q \cos(2x)) y(x) = 0$
but with the unusal boundary condition:
$y(x+\pi) = e^{i \alpha}y(x) \quad , \quad \alpha \in R$
if $\alpha = 0$ than the solution are $se_n , ce_n$, but what about this case?
thanks