Sturmian comparison theorem for hyperbolic equations on a rectangular prism

Abstract

In this paper, new Sturmian comparison results were obtained for linear and nonlinear hyperbolic equations on a rectangular prism. The results obtained for linear equations extended those given by Kreith [Sturmian theorems on hyperbolic equations, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 22 (1969), 277-281] in which the Sturmian comparison theorem for linear equations was obtained on a rectangular region in the plane. For the purpose of verification, an application was described using an eigenvalue problem.

Keywords

• hyperbolic equation
• sturm comparison
• rectangular prism
• oscillation
• eigenvalue problem
• hyperrectangle