Lyapunov-Razumikhin functions and the asymptotic properties of the autonomous functional differential equations with infinite delay (Q1089495)

Using a type of Lyapunov function V the author develops an ''invariance principle'' for the functional differential equation \(x'=f(x_ t)\), \(x_ t=x(t+s)\), \(s\leq 0\) using a ''fading memory'' phase space. It is proved that under appropriate conditions on V the omega limit set of a solution trajectory lies in the largest invariant subset of a certain set defined by V. Also given are conditions under which an equilibrium is asymptotically stable and under which V is asymptotically constant along solutions.