Oscillatory Behavior of Linear Nonautonomous Advanced and Delayed Impulsive Differential Equations with Discontinuous Deviating Arguments via Difference Equations

Abstract: We establish sufficient conditions to guarantee the oscillatory and non-oscillatory behavior of solutions to nonautonomous advanced and delayed linear differential equations with piecewise constant arguments: [ x'(t) = a(t)x(t) + b(t)x([t \pm k]), ] where $k \in \mathbb{N}$, $k \geq 1$, in both impulsive and non-impulsive cases (DEPCA and IDEPCA). Due to the hybrid nature of these systems, our approach draws on results from the theory of advanced and delayed linear difference equations. The analysis encompasses various types of differential equations with deviating arguments, many of which have been previously studied as special cases.