Third Order Linear Differential Equations

Abstract

I. Third Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equations in Normal Form.- 1. Fundamental Properties of Solutions of the Third Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equation.- 1. The Normal Form of a Third Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equation.- 2. Adjoint and Self-adjoint Third Order Linear Differential Equations.- 3. Fundamental Properties of Solutions.- 4. Relationship between Solutions of the Differential Equations (a) and (b).- 5. Integral Identities.- 6. Notion of a Band of Solutions of the First, Second and Third Kinds.- 7. Further Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a) Implied by Properties of Bands.- 8. Weakening of Property (v) for the Laguerre Invariant.- 2. Oscillatory Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a).- 1. Basic Definitions.- 2. Sufficient Conditions for the Differential Equation (a) to Be Disconjugate.- 3. Sufficient Conditions for Oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differencial Equation (a).- 4. Further Conditions Concerning Oscillatoricity or Non-oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a).- 5. Relation between Solutions without Zeros and Oscillatoricity of the Differential Equation (a).- 6. Sufficient Conditions for Oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a) in the Case A(x) ? 0, x ? (a, ?).- 7. Conjugate Points, Principal Solutions and the Relationship between the Adjoint Differential Equations (a) and (b).- 8. Criteria for Oscillatoricity of the Differential Equations (a) and (b) Implied by Properties of Conjugate Points.- 9. Further Criteria for Oscillatoricity of the Differential Equation (b).- 10. The Number of Oscillatory Solutions in a Fundamental System of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a).- 11. Criteria for Oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differential Equation (a) in the Case that the Laguerre Invariant Does Not Satisfy Condition (v).- 12. The Case, When the Laguerre Invariant Is an Oscillatory Function of x.- 13. The Differential Equation (a) Having All Solutions Oscillatory in a Given Interval.- 3. Asymptotic Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equations (a) and (b).- 1. Asymptotic Properties of Solutions without Zeros of the Differential Equations (a) and (b).- 2. Asymptotic Properties of Oscillatory Solutions of the Differential Equation (b).- 3. Asymptotic Properties of All Solutions of the Differential Equation (a).- 4. Boundary Value Problems.- 1. The Green Function and Its Applications.- 2. Further Applications of Integral Equations to the Solution of Boundary-value Problems.- 3. Generalized Sturm Theory for Third Order Boundary-value Problems.- 4. Special Boundary-value Problems.- II. Third Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equations with Continuous Coefficients.- 5. Principal Properties of Solutions of Linear Homogeneous Third Order Differential Equations with Continuous Coefficients.- 1. Principal Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 2. Bands of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 3. Application of Bands to Solving a Three-point Boundary-value Problem.- 6. Conditions for Disconjugateness, Non-oscillatoricity and Oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 1. Conditions for Disconjugateness of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 2. Solutions without Zeros and Their Relation to Oscillatoricity of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 3. Conditions for the Existence of Oscillatory Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- 4. On Uniqueness of Solutions without Zeros of the Differential Equation (A).- 5. Some Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A) with r(x) ? 0.- 7. Comparison Theorems for Differential Equations of Type (A) and Their Applications.- 1. Comparison Theorems.- 2. A Simple Application of Comparison Theorems.- 3. Remark on Asymptotic Properties of Solutions of the Differential Equation (A).- III. Concluding Remarks.- 1. Special Forms of Third Order Differential Equations.- 2. Remark on Mutual Transformation of Solutions of Third Order Differential Equations.- IV. Applications of Third Order Linear Differential Equation Theory.- 8. Some Applications of Linear Third Order Differential Equation Theory to Non-linear Third Order Problems.- 1. Application of Quasi-linearization to Certain Problems Involving Ordinary Third Order Differential Equations.- 2. Three-point Boundary-value Problems for Third Order Non-linear Ordinary Differential Equations.- 3. On Properties of Solutions of a Certain Non-linear Third Order Differential Equation.- 9. Physical and Engineering Applications of Third Order Differential Equations.- 1. On Deflection of a Curved Beam.- 2. Three-layer Beam.- 3. Survey of Some Other Applications of Third Order Differential Equations.- References.