On almost periodic solutions of logistic delay differential equations with almost periodic time dependence (Q879023)

The author studies an almost periodic delay differential equation of logistic type of the form \[ N'(t)=N(t)[a(t)-b(t)f(N([t]))], \] where \([\cdot]\) denotes the greatest integer function, \(f(x)\) is continuously differentiable for \(x>0\), \(f(0)=0\), \(f(x)>0\) for \(x>0\), and \(a(t)\) and \(b(t)\) are positive almost periodic functions. Some criteria are established for the existence and module containment of almost periodic solutions. The study shows that not only the results due to George Seifert for the above equation with \(b\equiv 1\) do hold for general \(b\), but also the modules of almost periodic solutions can be characterized. The author also solves an open problem of G. Seifert.