EXACT PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF SECOND-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH PIECEWISE CONSTANT ARGUMENTS

Abstract

In the paper is given a method of finding periodical solutions of the differential equation of the form $x''(t)+p(t)x''(t-1)=q(t)x([t])+f(t),$ where $[\cdot]$ denotes the greatest integer function, $p(t)$,$q(t)$ and $f(t)$ are continuous periodic functions of $t$. This reduces $n$-periodic soluble problem to a system of $n+1$ linear equations, where $n=2,3$. Furthermore, by using the well known properties of linear system in the algebra, all existence conditions for $2$ and $3$-periodical solutions are described, and the explicit formula for these solutions are obtained.