Comparison and oscillatory behavior for certain second order nonlinear dynamic equations (Q2430498)

The authors consider the second order nonlinear dynamic equation \[ \left(a(x^{\Delta})^{\alpha}\right)^{\Delta}(t)+q(t)x^{\beta}(t)=0 \] on an arbitrary time scale \(\mathbb T\), where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are ratios of positive odd integers, \(a\) and \(q\) are positive rd-continuous functions on \(\mathbb T\). They establish comparison results with the inequality \[ \left(a(x^{\Delta})^{\alpha}\right)^{\Delta}(t)+q(t)x^{\beta}(t)\leq 0 \] which are applied to neutral equations. A necessary and sufficient condition is obtained for the oscillation property of second order equations on time scales.