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History-dependent decay rates for a logistic equation with infinite delay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

John A. D. Appleby
Affiliation:
Edgeworth Centre for Financial Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland ([email protected])
István Győri
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Pannonia, Pf158, Egyetum u. 10, 8201 Veszprém, Hungary ([email protected])
David W. Reynolds
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland ([email protected])

Abstract

A logistic equation with infinite delay is considered under conditions that force its solution to approach a positive steady state at large times. It is shown that this rate of convergence depends on the initial history in some cases, and is independent of the history in others.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 2011

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