Stability of \(\theta\)-methods for advanced differential equations with piecewise continuous arguments (Q2387363)

The paper concerns the stability analysis of advanced differential equations with piecewise continuous arguments. The first part represents an introduction regarding the delay differential equations with piecewise continuous arguments: \[ x'(t)= f(t, x(t), x(\alpha_1(t)), x(\alpha_2(t))), \] where the arguments \(\alpha_i(t)\), \(i= 1,2\) have intervals of constancy. The second part is devoted to the \(\theta\)-methods. The authors present recurrence relations obtained applying a linear \(\theta\)-methods, respectively, a one-leg \(\theta\)-method to the following advanced equation with piecewise continuous argument: \[ x'(t)= ax(t)+ a_0x([t])+ a_1x([t+ 1]),\quad t\geq 0,\quad x(0)= x_0, \] where \(a\), \(a_0\), \(a_1\), \(x_0\) are real constants and \([.]\) denotes the greatest integer function. The third part contains the stability analysis. A numerical illustration of the conclusions is given by four problems presented in the last part of the work.