On the distribution of adjacent zeros of solutions to first-order neutral differential equations

Bounded Nonoscillatory Solutions for First Order Neutral Delay Differential Equations

This paper deals with the first order neutral delay differential equation (x(t) + a(t)x(t− τ))′ + p(t)f(x(t− α)) +q(t)g(x(t − β)) = 0, t ≥ t0, Using the Banach fixed point theorem, we show the existence of a bounded nonoscillatory positive solution for the equation. Three nontrivial examples are given to illustrate our results. Mathematics Subject Classification: 34K4

Rational solutions of first-order differential equations∗

We prove that degrees of rational solutions of an algebraic differential equation F (dw/dz,w, z) = 0 are bounded. For given F an upper bound for degrees can be determined explicitly. This implies that one can find all rational solutions by solving algebraic equations. Consider the differential equation F (w′, w, z) = 0, (w′ = dw/dz) (1) where F is a polynomial in three variables. Theorem 1 For ...

On the Number of Zeros of Bounded Nonoscillatory Solutions to Higher-order Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations

ON THE PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF A CLASS OF nTH ORDER NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS *

The nth order differential equation x + c (t )x + ƒ( t,x) = e(t),n>3 is considered. Using the Leray-Schauder principle, it is shown that under certain conditions on the functions involved, this equation possesses a periodic solution.

Oscillation of solutions of first-order neutral di¤erential equations

First order neutral di¤erential equations are studied and su‰cient conditions are derived for every solution to be oscillatory. Our approach is to reduce the oscillation of neutral di¤erential equations to the nonexistence of eventually positive solutions of non-neutral di¤erential inequalities. Our results extend and improve several known results in the literature.