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Linearisation of second-order differential equations.

Eduardo Martínez (1996)

Extracta Mathematicae

Given a second order differential equation on a manifold we find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a coordinate system in which the system is linear. The main tool to be used is a linear connection defined by the system of differential equations.

Linearized comparison criteria for a nonlinear neutral differential equation

Xinping Guan, Sui Sun Cheng (1996)

Annales Polonici Mathematici

A class of nonlinear neutral differential equations with variable coefficients and delays is considered. Conditions for the existence of eventually positive solutions are obtained which extend some of the criteria existing in the literature. In particular, a linearized comparison theorem is obtained which establishes a connection between our nonlinear equations and a class of linear neutral equations with constant coefficients.

Lyapunov type inequalities for a second order differential equation with a damping term

S. H. Saker (2012)

Annales Polonici Mathematici

For a second order differential equation with a damping term, we establish some new inequalities of Lyapunov type. These inequalities give implicit lower bounds on the distance between zeros of a nontrivial solution and also lower bounds for the spacing between zeros of a solution and/or its derivative. We also obtain a lower bound for the first eigenvalue of a boundary value problem. The main results are proved by applying the Hölder inequality and some generalizations of Opial and Wirtinger type...

Methods of oscillation theory of half-linear second order differential equations

Ondřej Došlý (2000)

Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

In this paper we investigate oscillatory properties of the second order half-linear equation ( r ( t ) Φ ( y ' ) ) ' + c ( t ) Φ ( y ) = 0 , Φ ( s ) : = | s | p - 2 s . ( * ) Using the Riccati technique, the variational method and the reciprocity principle we establish new oscillation and nonoscillation criteria for (*). We also offer alternative methods of proofs of some recent oscillation results.

Monotonicity properties of oscillatory solutions of differential equation ( a ( t ) | y ' | p - 1 y ' ) ' + f ( t , y , y ' ) = 0

Miroslav Bartušek, Chrysi G. Kokologiannaki (2013)

Archivum Mathematicum

We obtain monotonicity results concerning the oscillatory solutions of the differential equation ( a ( t ) | y ' | p - 1 y ' ) ' + f ( t , y , y ' ) = 0 . The obtained results generalize the results given by the first author in [1] (1976). We also give some results concerning a special case of the above differential equation.

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