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Oscillation criteria for second order self-adjoint matrix differential equations

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, India

Abstract

Some results concerning oscillation of second order self-adjoint matrix differential equations are obtained. These may be regarded as a generalization of results for the corresponding scalar equations.

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matrix differential equations, self-adjoint, oscillation

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Annales Polonici Mathematici
1999/72/1
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Pages:
1-14
Main language of publication
English
Received
1997-08-10
Accepted
1999-01-10
Published
1999
Exact and natural sciences