On a theorem of Z. Nehari (Q2772155)

The second-order linear differential equation NEWLINE\[NEWLINE \omega''+ p_1(z)\omega'+p_2(z)\omega=0, \quad z\in D, \tag{*} NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(p_k(z)\) are regular functions in some simply connected domain \(D\subset\mathbb{C}\), is considered. It is proved that if \((d/\pi)^2\max_D|p_2|+(d/\pi)\max_D|p_1|\leq 1\), where \(d\) is the diameter of \(D\), then every nontrivial solution to (*) has at most one zero in the domain \(D\). Some generalizations of this result to high-order equations are considered, too.