Structure of complex linear differential equations

Ronen, Margalit

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1982-0637700-8

Structure of complex linear differential equations
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by Margalit Ronen

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 269 (1982), 429-444

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1982-0637700-8

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Abstract:

In this paper homogeneous linear differential equations in the complex domain are considered. Relations between (a) properties of the zeros of solutions, (b) factorization of the equation into linear factors, and (c) nonvanishing of corresponding Wronskians are proved.

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