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Strong limit-point classification of singular Hamiltonian expressions

Author(s): Jiangang Qi; Shaozhu Chen
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004), 1667-1674.
MSC (2000): Primary 34B20; Secondary 47B25
Posted: January 7, 2004
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Abstract: Strong limit-point criteria for singular Hamiltonian differential expressions with complex coefficients are obtained. The main results are extensions of the previous results due to Everitt, Giertz, and Weidmann for scalar differential expressions.


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Additional Information:

Jiangang Qi
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
Email: qwljg01@sohu.com

Shaozhu Chen
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
Email: szchen@sdu.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-04-07037-6
PII: S 0002-9939(04)07037-6
Keywords: Hamiltonian system, deficiency index, strong limit-point case
Received by editor(s): January 30, 2002
Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 6, 2002 and September 15, 2002
Posted: January 7, 2004
Additional Notes: This project was supported by the NSF of China under Grant 10071043
Communicated by: Carmen C. Chicone
Copyright of article: Copyright 2004, American Mathematical Society


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