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The existence theorem of R. Nussbaum for periodic solutions of difference-differential equations is generalized to equations with a damping term. The study of such equations is motivated by recent theories of neural interactions in certain compound eyes.
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Hadeler, K.P., Tomiuk, J. Periodic solutions of difference-differential equations. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 65, 87–95 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289359
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