On the asymptotic behaviour of solutions of certain non-autonomous differential equations (Q5906425)

This research is concerned with differential equations of the form \[ \begin{multlined} x^{(5)}+ a(t) f_1(\ddot x,\dddot x) x^{(4)}+ b(t) f_2(\ddot x,\dddot x)+ c(t) f_3(\ddot x)+ d(t) f_4(\dot x)+ e(t) f_5(x)=\\ p(t, x,\dot x,\ddot x, \dddot x, x^{(4)}),\end{multlined}\tag{1} \] where \(a,\dots, e\), \(f_1,\dots, f_5\), and \(p\) are continuous functions of the arguments. The functions \(a,\dots, e\) are positive and differentiable in \(\mathbb{R}^+= [0,\infty)\) and the derivatives \({\partial\over\partial z} f_2(z, w)\), \(f_4'(y)\), and \(f_5'(x)\) exist and are continuous for all \(x\), \(y\), \(z\), and \(w\). Sufficient conditions are given for uniform boundedness and convergence to zero of all solutions to equation (1) together with their derivatives to the fourth-order.