Periodic solutions of neutral functional differential systems with two parameters (Q933571)

The paper is concerned with existence and nonexistence of periodic solutions for the following first order neutral functional differential system \[ \left \{ \begin{aligned} &\frac{d}{dt} [x(t)-cx(t-\delta )] =a_1(t) g_1(x(t)) x(t) -\lambda b_1(t) f_1(x(t-\tau_1(t)), y(t-\rho_1(t))),\\ &\frac{d}{dt} [y(t)-cy(t-\delta )] =a_2(t) g_2(y(t)) y(t) -\mu b_2(t) f_2(x(t-\tau_2(t)), y(t-\rho_2(t))), \end{aligned} \right. \] where \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) are positive parameters, \(c\) and \(\delta\) are constants and \(| c| \not =1\). The approach is to use a fixed point theorem in a cone due to Krasnoselskii. At least one positive periodic solution and two positive periodic solutions have been shown to exist, respectively.