In this paper, we develop a generalized quasilinearization technique for a nonlinear second order periodic boundary value problem and obtain a sequence of approximate solutions converging uniformly and quadratically to a solution of the problem. Then we improve the convergence of the sequence of approximate solutions by establishing the convergence of order $k$$(...$

A connection between the Landesman-Lazer condition and the solvability of the equation Lx = N(x) in a cone with a noninvertible linear operator L is studied. The result is based on the abstract framework from [5], applied to the existence of periodic solutions of ordinary differential equations, and compared with theorems by Santanilla (see [7]).

We give a shorter proof to a recent result by Neuberger [Rocky Mountain J. Math. 36 (2006)], in the real case. Our result is essentially an application of the global asymptotic stability Jacobian Conjecture. We also extend some of the results of Neuberger's paper.

The half-linear differential equation $$\left(\right|u^{\text{'}}{|}^{\alpha }\mathrm{sgn}{u}^{\text{'}}{)}^{\text{'}}=\alpha ({\lambda }^{\alpha +1}+b\left(t\right)){\left|u\right|}^{\alpha }\mathrm{sgn}u,t\ge t_0,$$ is considered, where $\alpha$ and $\lambda$ are positive constants and $b\left(t\right)$ is a real-valued continuous function on $[t_0,\infty )$. It is proved that, under a mild integral smallness condition of $b\left(t\right)$ which is weaker than the absolutely integrable condition of $b\left(t\right)$, the above equation has a nonoscillatory solution $u_0\left(t\right)$ such that $u_0\left(t\right)\sim {\mathrm{e}}^{-\lambda t}$ and $u_0^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)\sim -\lambda {\mathrm{e}}^{-\lambda t}$ ($t\to \infty$), and a nonoscillatory solution $u_1\left(t\right)$ such that $u_1\left(t\right)\sim {\mathrm{e}}^{\lambda t}$ and $u_1^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)\sim \lambda {\mathrm{e}}^{\lambda t}$ ($t\to \infty$).

We give a sufficient condition for the oscillation of linear homogeneous second order differential equation $y^{\text{'}\text{'}}+p\left(x\right)y^{\text{'}}+q\left(x\right)y=0$, where $p\left(x\right),q\left(x\right)\in C[\alpha ,\infty )$ and $\alpha$ is positive real number.

This paper deals with the oscillation problems on the nonlinear differential equation $\left(a\left(t\right)\right|x^{\text{'}}{|}^{p\left(t\right)-2}{x}^{\text{'}}{)}^{\text{'}}+b\left(t\right){\left|x\right|}^{\lambda -2}x=0$ involving $p\left(t\right)$-Laplacian. Sufficient conditions are given under which all proper solutions are oscillatory. In addition, we give a-priori estimates for nonoscillatory solutions and propose an open problem.