scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1116656
The author considers the following delay difference equation \[ y(t)- y(t-\tau)+ \sum^m_{j=1} p_j(t) y(t-\sigma_j) =f(t), \quad t\in\mathbb{R}^+, \tag{1} \] where \(f\in C(\mathbb{R}^+, \mathbb{R})\), \(p_j\in C(\mathbb{R}^+, \mathbb{R}^+)\), \(\tau\) and \(\sigma_j\) are positive numbers with \(0<\tau <\sigma_1\leq \sigma_2\leq \cdots \leq\sigma_m\), and \(m\) is a natural number. The main result of the note is embodied in the following Theorem 1. Suppose that the solution of the corresponding homogeneous equation of (1) with \(f(t)\equiv 0\) is oscillatory. For \(f(t) \not\equiv 0\), the following conclusions are true: (i) If \(f(t)\leq 0\), then all solutions of (1) are either oscillatory or eventually negative; (ii) If \(f(t)\geq 0\), then all solutions of (1) are either oscillatory or eventually positive. Some oscillation conditions are also given when the solution of the corresponding homogeneous equation of (1) is not oscillatory.
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