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Sturmian theory for nonself-adjoint differential equations of second order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

E. Müller-Pfeiffer
Affiliation:
Pädagogische Hochschule “Dr. Th. Neubauer”, 5064 Erfurt, G.D.R.

Synopsis

The Sturm–Picone comparison theorem is extended to nonself-adjoint differential equations considered on non-compact intervals.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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