 Solution

For separation of variables matching the boundary Fourier mode, take ${\psi }_0=X(x)e^{iky}$ with $X(0)=1$. Because ${\partial }_y^3{e}^{iky}=-i{k}^3{e}^{iky}$, the reduced ordinary differential equation isThereforeThe decay of a Fourier mode in a third-order spatial evolution equation requires a sign check: this satisfies the requested limit at positive infinity precisely when $\boxed{k>0}$. For $k=0$ it remains identically one, while for $k<0$ its amplitude grows exponentially. Hence for those nonpositive values there is no separated solution meeting both prescribed boundary conditions; the printed assumption that $k$ is merely real needs this additional restriction for decay.