Abstract
A class of third order differential equations with several sublinear neutral terms of the type
(
a
(
t
)
(
b
(
t
)
(
x
(
t
)
+
∑
j
=
1
n
p
j
(
t
)
x
α
j
(
τ
j
(
t
)
)
)
′
)
′
)
′
+
∑
i
=
1
m
f
i
(
t
,
x
(
σ
i
(
t
)
)
)
=
0
,
t
≥
t
0
>
0
$$\begin{array}{}
\displaystyle
\bigg( a(t)\Big( b(t)\Big(x(t)+\sum\limits_{j=1}^{n}p_{j}(t)x^{\alpha _{j}}(\tau
_{j}(t))\Big)'\Big)'\bigg)'
+\sum\limits_{i=1}^{m}f_{i}(t,x(\sigma _{i}(t)))=0,\qquad t\geq
t_{0} \gt 0
\end{array}$$
is considered. Some oscillation criteria are presented to improve and complement those in the literature. Two examples are established to illustrate the main results.