Elementare Sturmsche Theorie (Q759886)

The differential equation \(y''+g(x)y=0\) is said to be conjugate on (a,b) if every solution has at least one zero and disconjugate on (a,b) if every non-trivial solution has at most one zero. Choose a smooth function f such that \(G=g+f>0\) on (a,b) and define \(\Phi (x)=G^{1/4}(d^ 2/dx^ 2)\) \((G^{-1/4})-f\); assume that \(\Phi\) (x)\(\not\equiv 0\) on (a,b). Then if \(\Phi\geq 0\) and \(\int^{b}_{a}\sqrt{G(x)}dx\geq \pi\), the equation is conjugate and if \(\Phi\leq 0\) and \(\int^{b}_{a}\sqrt{G(x)}dx\leq \pi\), the equation is disconjugate. If \(\Phi\) (x)\(\equiv 0\), the equation can be solved explicitly.