Oscillation of two delays differential equations with positive and negative coefficients (Q2770657)

Consider the delay differential equation of the form NEWLINE\[NEWLINE \dot x(t)+p(t)x(t-\tau)-q(t)x(t-\delta)=0 \tag{1} NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(p\) and \(q\) belong to the space \(C([t_0,\infty),\mathbb{R}^+)\) and \(\tau,\delta\in \mathbb{R}^+\). Here, a continuous function \(x:[t_0-\max(\tau,\delta),+\infty)\to \mathbb{R}\), \(t_0\geq 0\), is a solution to equation (1) if it is continuously differentiable on \([t_0,\infty)\) and satisfies equation (1) for all \(t\in [t_0,\infty)\). The solution is called oscillatory if it posseses infinite number of zeros on the interval \([t_0,\infty)\). NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe author proves some sufficient condition under which all solutions to equation (1) are oscillatory.