Comparison theorems for fourth order differential equations

DOI10.1155/S0161171286000133MaRDI QIDQ1074003zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Garret J. Etgen, Willie E. jun. Taylor

Publication date 1986

Published in International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/46044

zbMATH Keywords

fourth order linear equationsoscillation criterion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Oscillation theory, zeros, disconjugacy and comparison theory for ordinary differential equations (34C10) Growth and boundedness of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34C11)

Review text

Summary: This paper establishes an apparently overlooked relationship between the pair of fourth order linear equations \(y^{iv}-p(x)y=0\) and \(y^{iv}+p(x)y=0\), where p is a positive, continuous function defined on [0,\(\infty)\). It is shown that if all solutions of the first equation are nonoscillatory, then all solutions of the second equation must be nonoscillatory as well. An oscillation criterion for these equations is also given.

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