International Journal of Difference Equations
Open Access
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Oscillation of Two-term Sturm–Liouville Difference Equations*

  • Author:
  • Simona Fišnarová
  • Total Page Count: 19
  • Page Number: 81 to 99

Department of Mathematics, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Zemědělská 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. E-mail: fisnarov@mendelu.cz

* Research supported by the grant 201/04/0580 of the Czech Grant Agency.

Abstract

We deal with oscillatory properties of the higher order Sturm–Liouville difference equation. We find the exact value of the constant in some oscillation criteria for this equation. We also determine the (non)oscillation of the Euler-type difference equation.

Keywords

Sturm–Liouville difference equation, linear Hamiltonian difference system, oscillation criteria, nonoscillation criteria, variational principle