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A Nagumo-like uniqueness result for a second order ODE

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In this note, we extend to second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) a recent generalization of Nagumo’s uniqueness theorem.

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Communicated by Adrian Constantin.

Octavian G. Mustafa is on leave from the University of Craiova, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Al. I. Cuza 13, Craiova, Romania.

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Mustafa, O.G. A Nagumo-like uniqueness result for a second order ODE. Monatsh Math 168, 273–277 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00605-011-0324-2

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