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On existence, uniqueness and numerical approximation of impulsive differential equations with adaptive state-dependent delays using equations with piecewise-constant arguments

Dynamical Systems 2026-01-06 v1

Abstract

In this paper we consider a class of impulsive nonlinear differential equations with adaptive state-dependent delays. We discuss the existence and uniqueness of solutions of the initial value problem using a Picard-Lindel\"of type argument where we define approximate solutions with the help of equations with piecewise-constant arguments (EPCAs). Moreover, we show that the solutions of the associated EPCAs approximate the solutions of the original impulsive DDE with adaptive state-dependent delay uniformly on compact time intervals. The key assumption underlying both results is that the delayed time function is monotone, or piecewise strictly monotone.

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@article{arxiv.2601.01670,
  title  = {On existence, uniqueness and numerical approximation of impulsive differential equations with adaptive state-dependent delays using equations with piecewise-constant arguments},
  author = {Ferenc Hartung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.01670},
  year   = {2026}
}