Existence and approximation of solutions to nonlinear hybrid ordinary differential equations (Q2343685)

The authors obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions of the initial value problem of ordinary differential equations of the form \[ x'= f(t,x)+g(t,x),x(t_{0})=x_{0}, \] \( t_{0}\leq t\leq t_{0}+a \), \( t_{0}\geq 0 \), \( a>0 \), \( x_{0}\in \mathbb R \) and the functions \( f,g: [t_{0}, t_{0}+a]\times \mathbb R\rightarrow \mathbb R \) are continuous. They have obtained a sequence of functions which approximate this solution. Basically, this work is a modification and extension of the work of \textit{B. C. Dhage} et al. [Appl. Math. Lett. 34, 76--80 (2014; Zbl 1314.34036)]. An example is given to illustrate the results obtained.