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Nonoccurence of Stability Switching in Systems with Discrete Delays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

H. I. Freedman
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta Edmonton, CanadaT6G 2G1
K. Gopalsamy
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta Edmonton, CanadaT6G 2G1
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Abstract

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A two dimensional system of differential equations with a finite number of discrete delays is considered. Conditions are derived for there to be no stability switching for arbitrary such delays.

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1988

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