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13.—The Functional Differential Equation y′(x) = ay(λx) + by(x)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

Jack Carr
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford.
Janet Dyson
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford.

Synopsis

The paper discusses the asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the functional differential equation

where a is a complex constant, 0<λ<1, and b is a constant such that Re b = 0, but b ≠ 0.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1976

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