THE STRONG NONLINEAR LIMIT-POINT/LIMIT-CIRCLE PROBLEM

The limit-point/limit-circle problem had its beginnings more than 100 years ago with the publication of Hermann Weyl',s classic paper in Mathematische Annalen in 1910 on linear differential equations. This concept was extended to second-order nonlinear equations in the late 1970',s and later, to higher order nonlinear equations. This monograph traces the development of what is known as the strong nonlinear limit-point and limit-circle properties of solutions. In addition to bringing together all such results into one place, some new directions that the study has taken as well as some open problems for future research are indicated._,