2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/73131For integers $m\geq 3$ and $1\leq\ell\leq m-1$, we study the eigenvalue problem $-u^{\prime\prime}(z)+[(-1)^{\ell}(iz)^m-P(iz)]u(z)=λu(z)$ with the boundary conditions that $u(z)$ decays to zero as $z$ tends to infinity along the rays $\arg z=-\fracπ{2}\pm \frac{(\ell+1)π}{m+2}$ in the complex plane, where $P(z)=a_1 z^{m-1}+a_2 z^{m-2}+...+a_{m-1} z$ is a polynomial. We provide asymptotic expansions of the eigenvalue counting function and the eigenvalues $λ_{n}$. Then we apply these to the inverse spectral problem, reconstructing some coefficients of polynomial potentials from asymptotic expansions of the eigenvalues. Also, we show for arbitrary $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric polynomial potentials of degree $m\geq 3$ and all symmetric decaying boundary conditions that the eigenvalues are all real and positive, with only finitely many exceptions.31 pages, 1 figureSpectral TheoryHigh Energy Physics - TheoryMathematical PhysicsQuantum Physics34L40; 34L20; 34M40text