ABSTRACT. We present criteria of Hille-Nehari type for the half-linear dynamic equation (r(t)Φ(y ∆ )) ∆ + p(t)Φ(y σ ) = 0 on time scales. As a particular important case we get that there is a a (sharp) critical constant which may be different from what is known from the continuous case, and its value depends on the graininess of a time scale and on the coefficient r. As applications we state criteria for strong (non)oscillation, examine generalized Euler type equations, and establish criteria of Kneser type. Examples from q-calculus, a Hardy type inequality with weights, and further possibilities for study are presented as well. Our results unify and extend many existing results from special cases, and are new even in the well-studied discrete case.
IntroductionConsider the half-linear dynamic equationwhere Φ(u) = |u| α−1 sgn u with α > 1, 1/r(t) > 0 and p(t) are rd-continuous functions defined on a time scale interval [a, ∞), a ∈ T, and a time scale T is assumed to be unbounded from above. This equation covers a large variety of 2000 M a t h e m a t i c s S u b j e c t C l a s s i f i c a t i o n: Primary 34C10, 34K11; Secondary 39A11, 39A12, 39A13. K e y w o r d s: