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LINEAR ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF SECOND ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2007

MATS EHRNSTRÖM*
Affiliation:
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University, PO Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden. e-mail: mats.ehrnstrom@math.lu.se
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Abstract.

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We study the semilinear differential equation u″ + F(t,u,u′)=0 on a half-line. Under different growth conditions on the function F, equations with globally defined solutions asymptotic to lines are characterized. Both fixed initial data and fixed asymptote are considered.

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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 2007

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