On the period function of x″ + f (x) x′2 + g (x) = 0

Journal of Differential Equations

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 151-168

  Sabatini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Center; Monotonicity; Period function; Polynomial systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347662328     PISSN: 00220396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0396(03)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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