New Criteria on the Oscillatory Behaviour of Second Order Nonlinear Differential Equations with Mixed Neutral Terms

Abstract The authors present some new criteria for the oscillation of second order nonlinear differential equations with mixed nonlinear neutral terms and mixed deviating arguments. The approach used is to linearize the equation under consideration and then to deduce the oscillation from that of the linear form. In so doing, the authors obtain new oscillation criteria via a comparison with the first order equations whose oscillatory behaviors are known. They illustrate their results with some examples.