Behavior of solutions of certain second-order differential equations at infinity

Oscillation theory, zeros, disconjugacy and comparison theory for ordinary differential equations (34C10) Growth and boundedness of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34C11) Singular perturbations, turning point theory, WKB methods for ordinary differential equations (34E20)

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This article mostly concerns the asymptotic behavior at \(\infty\) of nontrivial solutions to oscillatory linear DEs of type (1) \(-u= fu\) in an interval \(I= [t_0,\infty)\), with \(f\in C^2(I)\) and \(f(t)> 0\) in \(I\). In particular, sufficient conditions on \(f\) are given for solutions \(u(t)\) to (1) to satisfy \(u= O(f^{-1/4})\) at \(\infty\). This is a much weaker conclusion than the usual WKB approximation, or a classic theorem of Wintner, demonstrating the oscillatory nature of the solutions. If \(f(t)\) is increasing, \(f(\infty)= \infty\), and \(t_j\) is defined by \(f(t_j)= j^2\), \(j= 1,2,\dots\), a bound is obtained for the number of zeros of a solution \(u\) to (1) in \((t_j, t_{j+1})\). Applications are indicated.

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