## Abstract and Applied Analysis

### Oscillation of Third-Order Neutral Delay Differential Equations

#### Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine oscillatory properties of the third-order neutral delay differential equation $[a(t)(b(t)(x(t)+p(t)x(\sigma (t)))\prime )\prime ]\prime +q(t)x(\tau (t))=0$. Some oscillatory and asymptotic criteria are presented. These criteria improve and complement those results in the literature. Moreover, some examples are given to illustrate the main results.

#### Article information

Source
Abstr. Appl. Anal., Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 569201, 11 pages.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 14 December 2012

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1355495619

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1155/2012/569201

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2872306

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1232.34097

#### Citation

Li, Tongxing; Zhang, Chenghui; Xing, Guojing. Oscillation of Third-Order Neutral Delay Differential Equations. Abstr. Appl. Anal. 2012 (2012), Article ID 569201, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/569201. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1355495619

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