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The effect of variable change on oscillation and disconjugacy criteria with applications to spectral theory and asymptotic theory. (English) Zbl 0459.34018


MSC:

34C10 Oscillation theory, zeros, disconjugacy and comparison theory for ordinary differential equations
34L99 Ordinary differential operators
47A10 Spectrum, resolvent
34E99 Asymptotic theory for ordinary differential equations
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