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Oscillation and Nonoscillation of Forced Second Order Dynamic Equations
Pacific Journal of Mathematics
  • Christopher C. Tisdell
  • Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Oscillation and nonoscillation properties of second order Sturm-Liouville dynamic equations on time scales — for example, second order self-adjoint differential equations and second order Sturm-Liouville difference equations — have attracted much interest. Here we consider a given homogeneous equation and a corresponding equation with forcing term. We give new conditions implying that the latter equation inherits the oscillatory behavior of the homogeneous equation. We also give new conditions that introduce oscillation of the inhomogeneous equation while the homogeneous equation is nonoscillatory. Finally, we explain a gap in a result given in the literature for the continuous and the discrete case. A more useful result is presented, improving the theory even for the corresponding continuous and discrete cases. Examples illustrating the theoretical results are supplied.

Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Sponsor(s)
Australian Research Council. Discovery Projects
Keywords and Phrases
  • Dynamic Equation,
  • Generalized Zero,
  • Inhomogeneous Equation,
  • Nonoscillation,
  • Oscillation,
  • Time Scale
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 University of California Press, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Publication Date
01 Jan 2007
Citation Information
Christopher C. Tisdell and Martin Bohner. "Oscillation and Nonoscillation of Forced Second Order Dynamic Equations" Pacific Journal of Mathematics (2007) ISSN: 0030-8730
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/martin-bohner/79/