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Growth properties of solutions to a linear differential equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Gary D. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Murray State University, Murray, Ky., U.S.A.

Synopsis

Dominance properties of solutions to Lny + p(x)y = 0, where Ln is a disconjugate operator, are compared to dominance properties of solutions to its adjoint.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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