Existence of positive periodic solutions for a periodic logistic equation. (English) Zbl 1031.45005

Fan, Guihong; Li, Yongkun

Appl. Math. Comput. 139, No. 2-3, 311-321 (2003).

The paper deals with existence of \(\omega\)-periodic solutions for the following generalized logistic equations: \[ x'(t)=\pm x(t)\left[f\left(t, \int_{-r(t)}^{-\sigma(t)}x(t+s) d\mu(t,s)\right)-g(t, x(t-\tau(t, x(t))))\right], \] where \(\sigma,r\in C(\mathbb{R},(0,\infty))\) are \(\omega\)-periodic functions with \(\sigma(t)<r(t)\), \(f\), \(g\), \(\tau\), \(\mu\) \(\in C(\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R})\) are \(\omega\)-periodic functions with respect to their first variable and nondecreasing with respect to their second variable. Using the well known Mawhin’s coincidence degree theorem [R. E. Gaines and J. L. Mawhin, Coincidence degree and nonlinear differential equations, Springer, Berlin (1977; Zbl 0339.47031), p. 40], the authors prove the existence of at least one positive \(\omega\)-periodic solution for each of the above equations.

Reviewer: Panagiotis Ch.Tsamatos (Ioannina)

MSC:

45J05	Integro-ordinary differential equations
45G10	Other nonlinear integral equations
45M15	Periodic solutions of integral equations

Keywords:

positive periodic solutions; logistic equation; coincidence degree

Citations:

Zbl 0339.47031

References:

[1]	Kuang, Y., Delay Differential Equations with Applications in Population Dynamics (1993), Academic Press: Academic Press New York · Zbl 0777.34002
[2]	Gaines, R. E.; Mawhin, J. L., Coincidence Degree and Nonlinear Differential Equations (1977), Springer: Springer Berlin · Zbl 0326.34021