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Global attractivity in differential equations with variable delays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

J. R. Graef
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
C. Qian
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
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Abstract

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Consider the forced differential equation with variable delay

where

We establish a sufficient condition for every solution to tend to zero. We also obtain a sharper condition for every solution to tend to zero when is asymptotically constant.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2000

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