A maximum principle for fourth order ordinary differential equations |
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| Authors: | Philip Korman |
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| Institution: | Department of Mathematical Sciences , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221-0025 |
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| Abstract: | We present a maximum principle for fourth order ordinary differential equations, based on a new approach involving counting of inflection points. We use our results to compute solutions of nonlinear equations describing static displacements of a uniform beam |
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| Keywords: | Maximum principle fourth order equations computation of solutions |
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