Distribution of zeros of solutions to functional equations (Q815317)

The paper deals with the oscillatory behaviour of solutions of the functional operator equation (1) \(y(t)=(Ty)(t)+f(t)\), \(t\geq 0\), where \(T:L^\infty\to L^\infty\) is a linear positive operator and \(L^\infty\) is the space of measurable essentially bounded functions acting from \(\mathbb{R}_+\) into itself. The main tool used in the considerations is the method of upper and lower solutions combined with a monotone iterative technique. The results obtained in the paper describe the distribution of the zeros of solutions of the equation (1), among others. The authors consider a few particular cases of the equation (1) such as functional equations, difference equations and delay partial differential equations.