A spectrum relation of almost periodic solution of second order scalar functional differential equations with piecewise constant argument (Q644662)

The paper deals with the spectrum relation of almost periodic solution to second order neutral delay-differential equations with piecewise constant argument of the form \[ (x(t)+px(t-1))''= qx([t])+f(t), \tag{1} \] where \(f\) is a real valued almost periodic function, \(q\) and \(p\) are nonzero constants with \(| p| \neq 1\). The authors firstly prove the existence and uniqueness of an almost periodic solution of \((1)\). Then, under some restrictions on the spectrum of the function \(f\), they prove that the spectrum relation \(\Lambda_x=\Lambda_f+\{2k\pi:\,\,k\in \mathbb{Z}\}\) holds. They also formulate a new statement concerning the spectrum relation between the almost solution \(x\) and the function \(f\).