Second method of Lyapunov and comparison principle for impulsive differential–difference equations (Q4360071)

The following impulsive system of differential-difference equations is considered: \[ x'(t)= f(t,x(t),x(t-h)), \quad t\neq t_{i},\;t>t_{0}; \qquad x(t)=\varphi_{0}(t), \quad t\in [t_{0}-h,t_{0}]; \] \(x(t_{i}^{+})-x(t_{i}^{-})=I_{i}(x(t_{i}))\), \(i=1,2, \dots\), where \(f:(t_{0},+\infty)\times \mathbb{R}^{n}\times \mathbb{R}^{n}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}\), \(I_{i}:\mathbb{R}^{n}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n}\), \(i=1,2,\dots\) and \(t_{0}<t_{1}<\cdots <t_{i}<t_{i+1}<\cdots\). Some different definitions on the stability of the zero solution and boundedness of the solutions of this problem are established. Then an auxiliary problem of impulsive ordinary differential equations is introduced. Main results consist in finding sufficient conditions under which stability of the solution zero and boundedness of the solutions of this auxiliary problem imply the same properties for the solutions of the system of differential-difference equations studied. For it, analogues of the classical Lyapunov's functions are employed.