Lyapunov type inequalities for \(n\)th order forced differential equations with mixed nonlinearities (Q334511)

The authors obtain Lyapunov-type inequalities for equations of the form \[ x^{(n)}(t) + \sum_{i=1}^m q_i (t) | x(t) |^{\alpha_i -1}x(t) = f(t) \] satisfying \[ x(a_i) = x'(a_i) = \ldots = x^{(k_i)}(a_i) = 0; \;i = 1,2,\ldots, r, \] where \(a_1 < a_2 < \ldots < a_r\) and \(\sum_{j=1}^r k_j + r= n; k_i \geq 0, i= 1,2,\ldots,r\). Here, \(n,m \in \mathbb{N},\) the potentials \(q_i (t), i = 1,\ldots,m\), and the forcing term \(f(t)\) are real valued functions and no sign restrictions are imposed on them. In addition, \(0 < \alpha_1< \ldots < \alpha_j < 1 < \alpha_{j+1} < \ldots < \alpha_m < 2.\) The main results extent the classical Lyapunov inequality for the Hill's equation \(x''(t) + q(t)x(t) = 0.\) Two important particular examples are included related to \(n\)th forced sub-linear and super-linear equations. The proofs are based on appropriate properties of convenient Green's functions.