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Existence and uniqueness for a class of mixed type differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Zhanyuan Hou
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Department of Computing and Information Systems, London Guildhall University, 100 Minories, London. EC3N 1JY.
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Abstract

A class of mixed type functional differential equations with piecewise constant arguments is studied. The initial value problem is discussed and necessary and sufficient conditions for existence and uniqueness are obtained.

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Copyright © University College London 1996

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