Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Introduction, Classification, Short History, Auxiliary Results, and Methods |
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1.1 Classical and New Types of FEs |
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1.2 Main Directions in the Study of FDE |
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1.3 Metric Spaces and Related Concepts |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (6) |
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1.5 Some Nonlinear Auxiliary Tools |
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21 | (4) |
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25 | (12) |
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2 Existence Theory for Functional Equations |
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2.1 Local Existence for Continuous or Measurable Solutions |
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38 | (5) |
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2.2 Global Existence for Some Classes of Functional Differential Equations |
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43 | (7) |
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2.3 Existence for a Second-Order Functional Differential Equation |
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50 | (5) |
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2.4 The Comparison Method in Obtaining Global Existence Results |
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55 | (4) |
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2.5 A Functional Differential Equation with Bounded Solutions on the Positive Semiaxis |
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59 | (5) |
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2.6 An Existence Result for Functional Differential Equations with Retarded Argument |
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64 | (4) |
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2.7 A Second Order Functional Differential Equation with Bounded Solutions on the Positive Semiaxis |
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68 | (4) |
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2.8 A Global Existence Result for a Class of First-Order Functional Differential Equations |
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72 | (4) |
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2.9 A Global Existence Result in a Special Function Space and a Positivity Result |
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76 | (5) |
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2.10 Solution Sets for Causal Functional Differential Equations |
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81 | (6) |
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2.11 An Application to Optimal Control Theory |
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92 | (3) |
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2.13 Further Examples/Applications/Comments |
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2.14 Bibliographical Notes |
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98 | (7) |
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3 Stability Theory of Functional Differential Equations |
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3.1 Some Preliminary Considerations and Definitions |
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106 | (5) |
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3.2 Comparison Method in Stability Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations |
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111 | (4) |
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3.3 Stability under Permanent Perturbations |
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115 | (11) |
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3.4 Stability for Some Functional Differential Equations |
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126 | (7) |
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133 | (6) |
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3.6 Stability and Partial Stability of Finite Delay Systems |
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139 | (8) |
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3.7 Stability of Invariant Sets |
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147 | (8) |
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3.8 Another Type of Stability |
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155 | (5) |
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3.9 Vector and Matrix Liapunov Functions |
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160 | (3) |
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3.10 A Functional Differential Equation |
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163 | (5) |
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3.11 Brief Comments on the Start and Evolution of the Comparison Method in Stability |
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168 | (1) |
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3.12 Bibliographical Notes |
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169 | (6) |
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4 Oscillatory Motion, with Special Regard to the Almost Periodic Case |
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4.1 Trigonometric Polynomials and APr-Spaces |
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176 | (7) |
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4.2 Some Properties of the Spaces APr(R,C) |
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183 | (7) |
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4.3 APr-Solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations |
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190 | (6) |
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4.4 APr-Solutions to Convolution Equations |
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196 | (6) |
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4.5 Oscillatory Solutions Involving the Space B |
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202 | (5) |
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4.6 Oscillatory Motions Described by Classical Almost Periodic Functions |
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207 | (10) |
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4.7 Dynamical Systems and Almost Periodicity |
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217 | (4) |
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4.8 Brief Comments on the Definition of APr(R,C) Spaces and Related Topics |
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221 | (3) |
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4.9 Bibliographical Notes |
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224 | (7) |
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5 Neutral Functional Differential Equations |
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5.1 Some Generalities and Examples Related to Neutral Functional Equations |
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232 | (8) |
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5.2 Further Existence Results Concerning Neutral First-Order Equations |
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240 | (3) |
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5.3 Some Auxiliary Results |
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243 | (5) |
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248 | (8) |
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5.5 Another Case Study, II |
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256 | (5) |
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5.6 Second-Order Causal Neutral Functional Differential Equations, I |
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261 | (7) |
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5.7 Second-Order Causal Neutral Functional Differential Equations, II |
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268 | (8) |
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5.8 A Neutral Functional Equation with Convolution |
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276 | (2) |
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5.9 Bibliographical Notes |
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278 | (3) |
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Appendix A On the Third Stage of Fourier Analysis |
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281 | (26) |
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281 | (1) |
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A.2 Reconstruction of Some Classical Spaces |
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282 | (6) |
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A.3 Construction of Another Classical Space |
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288 | (2) |
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A.4 Constructing Spaces of Oscillatory Functions: Examples and Methods |
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290 | (5) |
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A.5 Construction of Another Space of Oscillatory Functions |
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295 | (2) |
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A.6 Searching Functional Exponents for Generalized Fourier Series |
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297 | (7) |
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A.7 Some Compactness Problems |
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304 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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307 | (34) |
Index |
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