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Nonoscillation theorems for perturbed second order nonlinear differential equations are obtained. A nonlinear Picone type identity is introduced to obtain some Sturm-Picone type comparison theorems for nonlinear equations.
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Entrata in Redazione il 19 gennaio 1977.
Research supported by the Mississippi State University Biological and Physical Sciences Research Institute.
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Graef, J.R., Spikes, P.W. Comparison and nonoscillation results for perturbed nonlinear differential equations. Annali di Matematica 116, 135–142 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02413870
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