Type: Article
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
Citations: 16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57262/die/1367969967
A one-dimensional Sobolev-type inequality supplemented by a Prüfer transformation argument is used to derive upper and lower bounds for the eigenvalues of regular, self-adjoint second-order eigenvalue problems. These inequalities are shown to have applications to counting eigenvalues in the intervals $\scriptstyle (-\infty,\lambda]$, estimating eigenvalue gaps, Liapunov inequalities, and de La Valée Poussin-type inequalities.