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Eigenvalues of the -Laplacian and disconjugacy criteria

Journal of Inequalities and Applications20062006:37191

https://doi.org/10.1155/JIA/2006/37191

©  P. L. De Napoli and J. P. Pinasco 2006

Received: 6 September 2005

Accepted: 15 March 2006

Published: 31 May 2006

Abstract

We derive oscillation and nonoscillation criteria for the one-dimensional -Laplacian in terms of an eigenvalue inequality for a mixed problem. We generalize the results obtained in the linear case by Nehari and Willett, and the proof is based on a Picone-type identity.

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Authors’ Affiliations

(1)
Departamento de Matematica, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria
(2)
Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento

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