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20.—On the Limit-point and Limit-circle Theory of Second-order Differential Equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

K. S. Ong
K. S. Ong
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto.
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Synopsis

In this paper the Weyl limit-point and limit-circle theory of second-order differential equations is extended to the case that the weight function is allowed to take on both positive and negative values—the polar case. This extension is achieved using Weyl's limit circle method.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , 1975 , pp. 245 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1975

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