Consider the first-order linear delay (advanced) differential equation$$x^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)+p\left(t\right)x\left(\tau \left(t\right)\right)=0(x^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)-q\left(t\right)x\left(\sigma \left(t\right)\right)=0),t\ge t_0,$$ where $p$$\left(q\right)$ is a continuous function of nonnegative real numbers and the argument $\tau \left(t\right)$$...$

We study oscillatory properties of solutions of systems $$\begin{array}{ccc}\hfill {[y_1\left(t\right)-a\left(t\right)y_1\left(g\left(t\right)\right)]}^{\text{'}}=& p_1\left(t\right)y_2\left(t\right),y_2^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)=\hfill & \hfill -p_2\left(t\right)f\left(y_1\left(h\left(t\right)\right)\right),t\ge t_0.\end{array}$$

One of the important methods for studying the oscillation of higher order differential equations is to make a comparison with second order differential equations. The method involves using Taylor's Formula. In this paper we show how such a method can be used for a class of even order delay dynamic equations on time scales via comparison with second order dynamic inequalities. In particular, it is shown that nonexistence of an eventually positive solution of a certain second order delay dynamic inequality...

We study oscillatory behavior of a class of fourth-order quasilinear differential equations without imposing restrictive conditions on the deviated argument. This allows applications to functional differential equations with delayed and advanced arguments, and not only these. New theorems are based on a thorough analysis of possible behavior of nonoscillatory solutions; they complement and improve a number of results reported in the literature. Three illustrative examples are presented.

Mertens’ product formula asserts that$$\prod _{p\le x}\left(1-\frac{1}{p}\right)logx\to e^{-\gamma }$$as $x\to \infty$. Calculation shows that the right side of the formula exceeds the left side for $2\le x\le {10}^8$. It was suggested by Rosser and Schoenfeld that, by analogy with Littlewood’s result on $\pi \left(x\right)-\mathrm{li}x$, this and a complementary inequality might change their sense for sufficiently large values of $x$. We show this to be the case.

In the paper ordinary neutral differential equations with ?maxima? are considered. Sufficient conditions for oscillation of all solutions are obtained.

In this work we investigate some oscillatory properties of solutions of non-linear differential systems with retarded arguments. We consider the system of the form $$y_i^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)-p_i\left(t\right)y_{i+1}\left(t\right)=0,i=1,2,\cdots ,n-2,y_{n-1}^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)-p_{n-1}\left(t\right)|y_n\left(h_n\left(t\right)\right){|}^{\alpha }\mathrm{s}gn\left[y_n\left(h_n\left(t\right)\right)\right]=0,y_n^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)\mathrm{s}gn\left[y_1\left(h_1\left(t\right)\right)\right]+p_n\left(t\right){\left|y_1\left(h_1\left(t\right)\right)\right|}^{\beta }\le 0,$$ where $n\ge 3$ is odd, $\alpha >0$, $\beta >0$.

Oscillation criteria, extended Kamenev and Philos-type oscillation theorems for the nonlinear second order neutral delay differential equation with and without the forced term are given. These results extend and improve the well known results of Grammatikopoulos et. al., Graef et. al., Tanaka for the nonlinear neutral case and the recent results of Dzurina and Mihalikova for the neutral linear case. Some examples are considered to illustrate our main results.

We consider nonlinear neutral delay differential equations with variable coefficients. Finite and infinite integral conditions for oscillation are obtained. As an example, the neutral delay logistic differential equation is discussed.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 34K15, 34C10.In this paper, we study the oscillatory behavior of first order nonlinear neutral delay differential equation (x(t) − q(t) x(t − σ(t))) ′ +f(t,x( t − τ(t))) = 0, where σ, τ ∈ C([t0,∞),(0,∞)), q О C([t0,∞), [0,∞)) and f ∈ C([t0,∞) ×R,R). The obtained results extended and improve several of the well known previously results in the literature. Our results are illustrated with an example.