Zeros of solutions of a second order nonlinear differential inequality

Wong, Fu Hsiang

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1034889-7

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Zeros of solutions of a second order nonlinear differential inequality
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 111 (1991), 497-500 Request permission

Abstract:

Under suitable assumptions on $r,g$, and $F$, we show that every zero of a solution of the nonlinear differential inequality \[ (r(t)y’(t))’ + g(t)F(y(t)) \leq 0( \geq 0)\] is simple.

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