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Oscillation of first-order delay differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Aimin Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China.
Xianhua Tang
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, Zhongnan University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, People's Republic of China.
Jurang Yan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, People's Republic of China.
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Abstract

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This paper is concerned with the oscillation of first-order delay differential equations

where p(t) and τ(t) are piecewise continuous and nonnegative functions and τ(t) is non-decreasing. A new oscillation criterion is obtained.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2004

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