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On Complex Oscillation Property of Solutions for Higher-Order Periodic Differential Equations

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We investigate properties of the zeros of solutions for higher-order periodic differential equations, and prove that under certain hypotheses, the convergence exponent of zeros of the product of two linearly independent solutions is infinite.

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    Zong-Xuan Chen & Shi-An Gao

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Chen, ZX., Gao, SA. On Complex Oscillation Property of Solutions for Higher-Order Periodic Differential Equations. J Inequal Appl 2007, 058189 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/58189

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