Approximation of solutions to retarded differential equations with applications to population dynamics (Q2387491)

Here, the following problem \[ {\partial u\over\partial t} (t,x)= {\partial^2u\over\partial x^2} (t,x)+ f(t,x,u(t,x),\;u(t- r,x)),\quad t> 0,\quad x\in [0,1], \] \[ {\partial u\over\partial x} (t,0)= 0= {\partial u\over\partial x} (t,1),\quad t\geq 0, \] \[ u(s, x)= h(s,x),\quad s\in [-r,0],\quad x\in [0,1], \] is formulated as an initial value problem for an ordinary retarded differential equation in a Hilbert space. Under certain quite involved conditions, unique solvability of the problem is established and a sequence approximating its solution is constructed.