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An Oscillation Criterion for nth Order Non-Linear Differential Equations with Functional Arguments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

S. R. Grace  and
B. S. Lalli
S. R. Grace
Affiliation:
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
B. S. Lalli
Affiliation:
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
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Abstract

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An oscillation criterion for an even order equation: x(n) + q(t)ƒ(x(t)), x[g(t)]) = 0 is provided. This criterion is an extension of a result established by Yeh for the second order equation ẍ + q(t)ƒ(x(t)), x[g(t)]) = 0.

Keywords

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Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , 01 March 1983 , pp. 35 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1983

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