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2401.17708

Neutral Functional Differential Equations with Applications to Compartmental Systems

Víctor Muñoz-Villarragut, Sylvia Novo, Rafael Obaya

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Strong Field
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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

Audit review

The paper’s Theorem 5.7 (existence of almost periodic solutions and asymptotic almost periodicity; plus infinitely many almost periodic solutions for closed systems) is proved via the D-order, mass functional M, uniform stability (F6), and a 1-cover property for omega-limit sets, all under (C1)–(C5) and the hypothesis that a bounded solution exists; the argument is coherent and correctly cited in the text. By contrast, the model’s Phase-2 proof hinges on an unsubstantiated fiberwise exponential contraction derived from a Halanay-type inequality. The claimed inequality α>β is not entailed by (C5) as used, indices are mismatched, and the proof omits the paper’s crucial hypothesis “existence of a bounded solution.” Consequently, the model’s proof is incorrect/incomplete, even though some conclusions coincide with the paper’s.

Referee report (LaTeX)

\textbf{Recommendation:} no revision

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The paper presents a well-structured and correct extension of monotone dynamical systems methods to non-autonomous neutral equations with infinite delay and a stable D-operator, with a carefully designed order structure and an insightful mass functional for compartmental systems. The approach is technically solid and leverages established skew-product semiflow machinery to obtain sharp long-term behavior, including almost periodic asymptotics and a multiplicity result for closed systems. The exposition is clear, and proofs are sufficiently detailed, with appropriate references to foundational works.