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Global attractivity in the delay logistic equation with variable parameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

B. G. Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, S.A. 5042, Australia
K. Gopalsamy
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, S.A. 5042, Australia

Abstract

Using a non-linear variation of constants formula, sufficient conditions are derived for the global asymptotic stability of the trivial solution of

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1990

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