An identity of the Picone type for fourth-order half-linear ordinary differential operators of the form lα[x] ≡ (pφ(x′′))′′ − (rφ(x′))′ + qφ(x) and Lα[y] ≡ (Pφ(y′′))′′ − (Rφ(y′))′ +Qφ(y). where φ(u) := |u|α−1u, α > 0, u ∈ R, and p, q, r, P,Q and R are continuous functions on a given interval I is derived and then Sturmian comparison theory for the corresponding fourth-order equations lα[x] = 0 ...

We study the linearization of a class of Liénard type nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations from the generalized Sundman transformation viewpoint. The linearizing generalized Sundman transformation for the class of equations is constructed. The transformation is used to map the underlying class of equations into a linear second-order ordinary differential equation which is not ...

In this paper, we use the spectral collocation method based on Chebyshev polynomials for spatial derivatives and fourth order Runge-Kutta (RK) method for time integration to solve the generalized Zakharov equation (GZE). Firstly, theory of application of Chebyshev spectral collocation method on the GZE is presented. This method yields a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Secondly...