Abstract: | We analyze the asymptotic behavior as x → ∞ of the product integral Πx0xeA(s)ds, where A(s) is a perturbation of a diagonal matrix function by an integrable function on [x0,∞). Our results give information concerning the asymptotic behavior of solutions of certain linear ordinary differential equations, e.g., the second order equation y″ = a(x)y. |