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Oscillation of second-order hyperbolic equations with non-integrable coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Wu-Teh Hsiang  and
Man Kam Kwong
Wu-Teh Hsiang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois 60115, U.S.A.
Man Kam Kwong
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois 60115, U.S.A.
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Synopsis

Some sufficient conditions are obtained on the coefficient g and the initial values Φ and ψfor the solution ot the non-linear hyperbolic equation

to change sign in the first quadrant. An example is given to show that is not sufficient in the linear case.

Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 91 , Issue 3-4 , 1982 , pp. 305 - 313
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1982

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