Oscillation theorems for nonlinear second-order differential equations with damping (Q5932689)

The authors deal with the second-order nonlinear differential equation \[ \big (a(t)\Psi(x(t))k(x'(t))\big)' + p(t)k(x'(t))+q(t)f(x(t))=0, \quad t\geq t_{0}. \] They present four theorems where several conditions are given to guarantee the oscillatory character of the solutions. The most important role in the proofs plays an auxiliary function of the form \(w(t)=\Phi(t) \big [\frac{a(t)\Psi(x(t))k(x'(t))}{x(t)}+a(t)R(t)+\frac{\gamma_{1}}{2}p(t)\big ]\) for some functions \(\Phi\) and \(R\).