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Comparison theorems of Hille-Wintner type for dynamic equations on time scales

Author(s): Lynn Erbe; Allan Peterson
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 133 (2005), 3243-3253.
MSC (2000): Primary 39A10
Posted: June 20, 2005
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Abstract: We obtain an analogue of the Hille-Wintner comparison theorem for the nonoscillation of second-order linear dynamic equations on time scales. Several examples are given including applications to difference equations.


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Additional Information:

Lynn Erbe
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0130
Email: lerbe@math.unl.edu

Allan Peterson
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0130
Email: apeterso@math.unl.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08202-X
PII: S 0002-9939(05)08202-X
Keywords: Comparison theorems, linear oscillation, Hille--Wintner, time scale
Received by editor(s): May 21, 2004
Posted: June 20, 2005
Communicated by: Carmen C. Chicone
Copyright of article: Copyright 2005, American Mathematical Society


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