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Comparison and Oscillation Theorems for Second Order Half-Linear Differential Equations

This thesis is a short survey for the comparison theorems and oscillation theorems for the second order half-linear equation [c(x)u'^{(p-1)}]'+a(x)u^{(p-1)}=0, where u^{(p-1)}=|u|^{p-2}u. Some examples are also given.
The above equation is said to be oscillatory ( O ) if there exists a nontrivial solution having an infinite number of zeros in (0,¡Û); and non-oscillatory ( NO ) if otherwise. Oscillation theorems help to determine whether an equation is ( O ) or ( NO ). These comparison theorem and oscillation theorems give information for the number and position of zeros in (0,¡Û) for a nontrivial solution of the above equation. Materials in this thesis originate from the papers of Li-Yeh and the monograph of Dosly and Rehak. But Reid type comparison theorem is new.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0607112-123045
Date07 June 2012
CreatorsHsiao, Wan-ling
ContributorsTzon-Tzer Lu, Tsung-Lin Lee, Chun-Kong Law
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0607112-123045
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