On the oscillation of Hill's equations under periodic forcing

01 August 2006

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We use the Floquet theory of the Hill's equation to prove the conjecture that all solutions of the second order forced linear differential equation y{''} + c(sin t)y = cos t, are oscillatory on {[}0, infinity) for all c not equal 0. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.