as x →∞, where x is the independent variable and the prime denotes d/dx. The functions pi(x) (0 ≤ i ≤ 2) and qi(x) (i = 1,2) are defined on an interval [a,∞), are not necessarily real-valued, and are all nowhere zero in this interval. Our aims are to identify relations between q0, q1, p0, p1, and p2 that represents an Euler case for (1.1) and to obtain the asymptotic forms of four linearly inde...

Using geometric methods for linearizing systems of second order cubically semi-linear ordinary differential equations, we extend to the third order by differentiating the second order equation. This yields criteria for linearizability of a class of third order semi-linear ordinary differential equations, which is distinct from the classes available in the literature. Some examples are given and...

In this paper, using the fixed point theory in cone metric spaces, we prove the existence of a unique solution to a first-order ordinary differential equation with periodic boundary conditions in Banach spaces admitting the existence of a lower solution.

The linearization problem of a second-order ordinary differential equation by the generalized Sundman transformation was considered earlier by Duarte, Moreira and Santos using the Laguerre form. The results obtained in the present paper demonstrate that their solution of the linearization problem for a second-order ordinary differential equation via the generalized Sundman transformation is not...