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An instability theorem for a certain sixth order differential equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

J. O. C. Ezeilo
Affiliation:
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Abstract

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The object of the paper is to establish an instability theorem for sixth order differential equations of the form (1.1). The proof is based on the use of Krasovskii criteria.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

References

Ezeilo, J. O. C. (1978), ‘Instability theorems for certain fifth order differential equations,’ Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 84, 343350.Google Scholar
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