Two classes of asymptotically different positive solutions of the equation \(\dot y (t)= -f(t,y_t)\) (Q1012084)

This paper is devoted to the problem of the existence of two classes of asymptotically different positive solutions of the delay equation \[ \dot y (t)= -f(t,y_t) \] as \(t\rightarrow \infty,\) where \(f:\Omega\to \mathbb{R}\) is a continuous quasi-bounded functional that satisfies a local Lipschitz condition with respect to the second argument and \(\Omega\) is an open subset in \(\mathbb{R}\times C([-r,0],\mathbb{R})\). Two approaches are used. One is the method of monotone sequences and the other is the retract method combined with Razumikhin's technique. By means of linear estimates of the right-hand side of the equation considered, inequalities for both types of positive solutions are given as well. Finally, the authors give an illustrative example and formulate some open problems.