A Note on Klein’s Oscillation Theorem for Periodic Boundary Conditions

Abstract

Recently Howe [4] has considered the oscillation theory for the two-parameter eigenvalue problem1a1bsubjected to the boundary conditions2a2bwhere for i = 1, 2, — ∞<ai<bi<∞, and qi are real-valued, continuous functions in [ai, bi], pi is positive in [ai, biz], and pi(ai)=pi(bi). Furthermore, it is also assumed that (A1B2—A2B1)≠0 for all values of x1 and x2 in their respective intervals.