Differential-functional equation

An equation relating the argument and the unknown function and its derivatives, generally taken with a functionally transformed argument. Here, the expression of the functional transformation may include the unknown function, as a result of which the equation may contain combinations such as $y'(y(x))$, etc. The concept of a differential-functional equation is often understood to be the synonym of an ordinary differential equation with deviating or distributed arguments (cf. Differential equations, ordinary, with distributed arguments).

References

[1]	E. Kamke, "Differentialgleichungen: Lösungen und Lösungsmethoden" , 1. Gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen , Chelsea, reprint (1947)

Comments

Instead of differential-functional equation one often uses the phrase functional-differential equation.

References

[a1]	J.K. Hale, "Functional differential equations" , Springer (1971)