Oscillating solutions of third order differential equations

Utz, W. R.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0262602-6

Oscillating solutions of third order differential equations

Author: W. R. Utz
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 26 (1970), 273-276
MSC: Primary 34.42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0262602-6
MathSciNet review: 0262602
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Abstract: Third order ordinary linear differential equations are investigated with respect to the property of having a basis for solutions that consist of three oscillating solutions yet some nontrivial solution of the equation is nonoscillatory.

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