The estimate for number of zeros of solutions of second order functional differential equations

In this paper, by extending the maximum principle, we study the number of zeros of solutions of second order functional differential equations. We obtain a sufficient condition for the existence of at most one zero of solutions on an interval. On this basis, we estimate the maximal number of zeros of solutions on a large interval. For illustrating the theoretical analysis, we also give two numerical simulation examples.

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