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Oscillations of a first order functional differential equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

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

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Oscillation results are obtained for a first order functional differential equation, by transforming it to an equation for which oscillatory information exists in the literature already.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1977

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