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Oscillations of an equation relevant to an industrial problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Alexander Tomaras
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, St Giles
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Abstract

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The oscillatory behaviour of the solutions of a functional differential equation, of more general form than an equation arising from in industrial problem, is examined. The question of whether one can maintain the oscillatory properties of this equation by adding a forcing term is also answered. The results obtained extend already known results on the subject and complete the relevant literature.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1975

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