Boundedness and oscillation for nonlinear dynamic equations on a time scale. (English) Zbl 1055.39007

Erbe, Lynn; Peterson, Allan

Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 132, No. 3, 735-744 (2004).

The authors consider the nonlinear dynamic equation \[ (p(t) x^\Delta)^\Delta+ q(t) (f\circ x^\sigma)= 0 \] on a time scale \(\mathbb{T}\subset\mathbb{R}\) with \(\sup\mathbb{T}=\infty\), where \(f\in C^1(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})\) satisfies that \(f'(x)\geq {f(x)\over x}> 0\) for \(x\neq 0\). Criteria are obtained for oscillation and asymptotic behavior of solutions based on the assumption that a corresponding linear equation is oscillatory. Explicit conditions for oscillation are derived as consequences, and several examples, including a nonlinear Emden-Fowler dynamic equation, are given for illustration.

Reviewer: Qingkai Kong (DeKalb)

MSC:

39A11	Stability of difference equations (MSC2000)
39A12	Discrete version of topics in analysis
93C70	Time-scale analysis and singular perturbations in control/observation systems

Keywords:

bounded solution; nonlinear Emden-Fowler dynamic equation; asymptotic behavior; time scale; oscillation; nonlinear dynamic equation

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