Oscillation of first-order differential equations with several non-monotone retarded arguments

Abstract

AbstractConsider the first-order linear differential equation with several non-monotone retarded arguments {x^{\prime}(t)+\sum_{i=1}^{m}p_{i}(t)x(\tau_{i}(t))=0}, {t\geq t_{0}}, where the functions {p_{i},\tau_{i}\in C([t_{0},\infty),\mathbb{R}^{+})}, for every {i=1,2,\ldots,m}, {\tau_{i}(t)\leq t} for {t\geq t_{0}} and {\lim_{t\to\infty}\tau_{i}(t)=\infty}. New oscillation criteria which essentially improve the known results in the literature are established. An example illustrating the results is given.