Oscillation and non-oscillation criteria for second order linear non homogeneous functional-differential equations

Abstract

The Riccati equation method is used to establish oscillation and non-oscillation criteria for second order linear nonhomogeneous functional-differential equations.We show that the obtained oscillation criterion is a generalization of J. S. W. Wong's oscillation criterion for second order linear nonhomogeneous ordinary differential equations. Two examples, demonstrating the aptitude of the obtained criteria, are presented.