 Sine-mode expansion for a quadratically degenerate elliptic equation

For $u_{xx}+y^2{u}_{yy}=0$ with zero vertical-side values on $0<x<\pi$, the Fourier coefficient $b_n(y)$ obeys the Cauchy-Euler differential equation $y^2{b}_n^{\prime \prime }=n^2{b}_n$. Boundedness at $y=0$ removes the negative indicial root, leaving $b_n(y)=A_n{y}^{(1+\sqrt{1+4n^2})/2}$. Bounded top coefficients give absolute convergence of the Fourier sine series below the top boundary.