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Decay estimates for some nonlinear second order ordinary differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Mitsuhiro Nakao
Affiliation:
Department of MathematicsCollege of General Education Kyushu UniversityFukuoka 810Japan
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Abstract

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Precise decay estimates as t → ∞ are derived for a class of nonlinear second order ordinary differential equations of the form

where h, g and f are functions like

With α > −1, β > −1 and γ > −1.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1989

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