Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2006(2006), No. 19, pp. 1–10. ISSN: 1072-6691. URL: http://ejde.math.txstate.edu or http://ejde.math.unt.edu ftp ejde.math.txstate.edu (login: ftp) EXISTENCE AND STABILITY OF ALMOST PERIODIC SOLUTIONS FOR SHUNTING INHIBITORY CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS WITH CONTINUOUSLY DISTRIBUTED DELAYS QIYUAN ZHOU, BING XIAO, YUEHUA YU Abstract. In this paper, we consider shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks (SICNNs) with continuously distributed delays. Sufficient conditions for the existence and local exponential stability of almost periodic solutions are established using a fixed point theorem, Lyapunov functional method, and differential inequality techniques. We illustrate our results with an example for which our conditions are satisfied, but not the conditions in [4, 6, 8]. 1. Introduction Consider the shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks (SICNNs) with continuously distributed delays Z ∞ X kl x0ij (t) = −aij (t)xij (t) − Cij f( Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du)xij (t) + Lij (t), 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) (1.1) where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n, Cij denote the cell at the (i, j) position of the lattice, the r-neighborhood Nr (i, j) of Cij is Nr (i, j) = {Ckl : max(|k − i|, |l − j|) ≤ r, 1 ≤ k ≤ m, 1 ≤ l ≤ n}. xij is the activity of the cell Cij , Lij (t) is the external input to Cij , aij (t) > 0 kl represent the passive decay rate of the cell activity, Cij ≥ 0 is the connection or coupling strength of postsynaptic activity of the cell transmitted to the cell Cij , and the activity function f is a continuous function representing the output or firing rate of the cell Ckl . Since Bouzerdout and Pinter in [1, 2, 3] described SICNNs as a new cellular neural networks(CNNs), SICNNs have been extensively applied in psychophysics, speech, perception, robotics, adaptive pattern recognition, vision, and image processing. Hence, they have been the object of intensive analysis by numerous authors 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. 34C25, s4K13, 34K25. Key words and phrases. Shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks; almost periodic solution; exponential stability; continuously distributed delays. c 2006 Texas State University - San Marcos. Submitted December 3, 2005. Published February 7, 2006. Supported by the NNSF of China and by grant 05JJ40009 from Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China. 1 2 Q. ZHOU, B. XIAO, Y. YU EJDE-2006/19 in recent years. In particular, there have been extensive results on the problem of the existence and stability of periodic and almost periodic solutions of SICNNs with constant time delays and time-varying delays in the literature. We refer the reader to [4, 6, 8] and the references cited therein. Moreover, in the above-mentioned literature, we observe that the assumption (T0) there exists a nonnegative constant Mf such that Mf = supx∈R |f (x)| has been considered as fundamental for the considered existence and stability of periodic and almost periodic solutions of SICNNS. However, to the best of our knowledge, few authors have considered SICNNS without the assumptions (T0). Thus, it is worth while to continue to investigate the existence and stability of almost periodic solutions of SICNNS. The main purpose of this paper is to obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence and stability and local exponential stability of the almost periodic solutions for system (1.1). By applying fixed point theorem, Lyapunov functional method and differential inequality techniques, we derive some new sufficient conditions ensuring the existence and local exponential stability of the almost periodic solution of system (1.1), which are new and they complement previously known results. In particular, we do not need the assumption (T0). Moreover, an example is also provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the new results. Throughout this paper, we set {xij (t)} = (x11 (t), . . . , x1n (t), . . . , xi1 (t), . . . , xin (t), . . . , xm1 (t), . . . , xmn (t)). For all x = {xij (t)} ∈ Rm×n , we define the norm kxk = max(i,j) {|xij (t)|}. Set B = ϕ : ϕ = {ϕij (t)} = (ϕ11 (t), . . . , ϕ1n (t), . . . , ϕi1 (t), . . . , ϕin (t), . . . , ϕm1 (t), . . . , ϕmn (t)) , where ϕ is an almost periodic function on R. For all ϕ ∈ B, we define induced module kϕkB = supt∈R kϕ(t)k, then B is a Banach space. The initial conditions associated with system (1.1) are xij (s) = ϕij (s), s ∈ (−∞, 0], i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n, (1.2) where ϕij (·) denotes real-valued bounded continuous function defined on (−∞, 0]. We also assume that the following conditions (T1) For i ∈ {1, 2, . . . , m}, j ∈ {1, 2, . . . , n}, the delay kernels Kij : [0, ∞) → R are continuous, integrable and there exist nonnegative constants kij such that Z ∞ |Kij (s)|ds ≤ kij . 0 (T2) For each i ∈ {1, 2, . . . , m}, j ∈ {1, 2, . . . , n}, Lij (t) and aij (t) are almost periodic functions on R, let L+ ij = supt∈R |Lij (t)|, 0 < aij = inf t∈R aij (t). (T3) f (0) = 0, f : R → R is Lipschitz with Lipschitz constant µ, i.e., |f (u) − f (v)| ≤ µ|u − v|, for all u, v ∈ R. EJDE-2006/19 EXISTENCE AND STABILITY 3 (T4) there exist nonnegative constants L, q and δ such that P kl o n µkij L+ Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Cij ij L = max{ < 1, }, δ = max aij (i,j) aij (i,j) L L ≤ 1, q = 2δ < 1. (1 − δ) (1 − δ) (T5) For i ∈ {1, 2, . . . , m}, j ∈ {1, 2, . . . , n}, there exists a constant λ0 > 0 such that Z ∞ |Kij (s)|eλ0 s ds < +∞. 0 Definition. (see [5, 6]) Let u(t) : R → Rn be continuous in t. u(t) is said to be almost periodic on R if, for each ε > 0, the set T (u, ε) = {δ : |u(t + δ) − u(t)| < ε, ∀t ∈ R} is relatively dense; i.e., for all ε > 0, it is possible to find a real number l = l(ε) > 0, so that for any interval of length l(ε), there exists a number δ = δ(ε) in this interval such that |u(t + δ) − u(t)| < ε, for all t ∈ R. The remaining part of this paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, we shall derive new sufficient conditions for checking the existence of almost periodic solutions. In Section 3, we present some new sufficient conditions for the local exponential stability of the almost periodic solution of (1.1). In Section 4, we shall give an example to illustrate our results obtained in previous sections. 2. Existence of Almost Periodic Solutions Theorem 2.1. Under conditions (T1)–(T4)there exists a unique almost periodic δL solution of (1.1) in the region B ∗ = {ϕ : ϕ ∈ B, kϕ − ϕ0 kB ≤ 1−δ }, where Z n t o Rt ϕ0 (t) = e− s aij (u)du )Lij (s)ds = Z −∞ t e− −∞ Z t Rt a1j (u)du s Z t L11 (s)ds, . . . , e− Rt s aij (u)du Lij (s)ds, −∞ e− ..., Rt s amn (u)du Lmn (s)ds . −∞ Proof. For ϕ ∈ B, we consider the almost periodic solution xϕ (t) of nonlinear almost periodic differential equation Z ∞ X dxij kl = −aij (t)xij (t) − Cij f( Kij (u)ϕkl (t − u)du)ϕij (t) + Lij (t), dt 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) (2.1) Because ϕij (t), Lij (t), i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n, are almost periodic functions. By [7, P. 90-120], (2.1) has a unique almost periodic solution nZ t h Rt X kl xϕ (t) = e− s aij (u)du − Cij −∞ Z ×f Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) ∞ i o Kij (u)ϕkl (s − u)du ϕij (s) + Lij (s) ds . 0 Now, we define a mapping T : B → B by setting T (ϕ)(t) = xϕ (t), ∀ϕ ∈ B. (2.2) 4 Q. ZHOU, B. XIAO, Y. YU EJDE-2006/19 δL Since B ∗ = {ϕ : ϕ ∈ B, kϕ − ϕ0 kB ≤ 1−δ }, it is easy to see that B ∗ is a closed convex subset of B. According to the definition of the norm of Banach space B, we have kϕ0 kB = sup max t∈R (i,j) ≤ sup max nZ t Lij (s)e− −∞ + Lij aij t∈R (i,j) Rt s aij (u)du o ds (2.3) L+ ij = max = L. aij (i,j) Therefore, for all ϕ ∈ B ∗ , we have kϕkB ≤ kϕ − ϕ0 kB + kϕ0 kB ≤ L δL +L= . 1−δ 1−δ (2.4) In view of (T3), we have |f (u)| = |f (u) − f (0)| ≤ µ|u|, ∀u ∈ R. (2.5) Now, we prove that the mapping T is a self-mapping from B ∗ to B ∗ . In fact, for L all ϕ ∈ B ∗ , together with (2.4), (2.5) and 1−δ ≤ 1, we obtain kT ϕ − ϕ0 kB n Z = sup max | t∈R (i,j) t − e s t e− ≤ sup max{ t∈R (i,j) t∈R (i,j) µkij Rt s aij (u)du |Kij (u)|du 0 X kl Cij Z (i,j) = δkϕk2B ≤ δ( Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) aij kl Cij e− X kl Cij |ϕij (s)|ds} Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Rt s aij (u)du dskϕk2B o −∞ Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) P t o Kij (u)ϕkl (s − u)du)ϕij (s)ds| 0 ∞ µkϕkB −∞ n ≤ sup max µkij kl Cij f( Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ Z X aij (u)du −∞ Z ≤ max Rt kϕk2B L 2 L ) ≤δ , 1−δ 1−δ which implies T (ϕ)(t) ∈ B ∗ . So, the mapping T is a mapping from B ∗ to B ∗ . Next, we prove that the mapping T is a contraction mapping of the B ∗ . In fact, for all EJDE-2006/19 EXISTENCE AND STABILITY 5 ϕ, ψ ∈ B ∗ , we have kT (ϕ) − T (ψ)kB = sup kT (ϕ)(t) − T (ψ)(t)k t∈R Z t e− = sup max{| t∈R (i,j) Rt s −∞ Z kl Cij (f ( X aij (u)du ∞ Kij (u)ϕkl (s − u)du) 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ × ϕij (s) − f ( Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)ψij (s))ds|} 0 Z t Z ∞ R X − st aij (u)du kl ≤ sup max{ e Cij |f ( Kij (u)ϕkl (s − u)du)ϕij (s) t∈R (i,j) −∞ 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ Z ∞ Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)ϕij (s) + f ( Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)ϕij (s) − f( 0 Z0 ∞ − f( Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)ψij (s)|ds} . 0 In view of condition (T3), (2.4), (2.5) and the above inequality, we have kT (ϕ) − T (ψ)kB Z t Rt ≤ sup max{ e− s aij (u)du t∈R (i,j) −∞ X Z kl Cij [|f ( ∞ Kij (u)ϕkl (s − u)du) 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ − f( Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)||ϕij (s)| Z0 ∞ + |f ( Kij (u)ψkl (s − u)du)||ϕij (s) − ψij (s)|]ds} 0 Z t Z ∞ R X − st aij (u)du kl ≤ sup max{ e Cij [ |Kij (u)|µ|ϕkl (s − u) t∈R (i,j) −∞ Z Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) ∞ − ψkl (s − u)|du|ϕij (s)| + 0 Z t Rt ≤ sup max{ e− s aij (u)du t∈R (i,j) ≤ max{ µkij −∞ |Kij (u)|µ|ψkl (s − u)|du|ϕij (s) − ψij (s)|]ds} X kl Cij kij µ[kϕkB + kψkB ]kϕ − ψkB ds} Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) kl Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Cij P aij L = 2δ kϕ − ψkB , (1 − δ) (i,j) 0 2L }kϕ − ψkB (1 − δ) i.e. kT (ϕ) − T (ψ)kB ≤ qkϕ − ψkB . L Note that q = 2δ (1−δ) < 1, it is clear that the mapping T is a contraction. Therefore the mapping T possesses a unique fixed point ϕ∗ ∈ B ∗ , T ϕ∗ = ϕ∗ . By (2.1), ϕ∗ satisfies (1.1). So ϕ∗ is an almost periodic solution of system (1.1) in B ∗ . The proof is complete. 6 Q. ZHOU, B. XIAO, Y. YU EJDE-2006/19 3. Stability of the almost periodic solution In this section, we establish some results for the uniqueness and local exponential stability of the almost periodic solution of system (1.1) in the region B ∗ . L ) < 1 and suppose that conditions (T1)–(T5) hold. Theorem 3.1. Let δ(1 + 2 1−δ Then (1.1) has exactly one almost periodic solution ϕ∗ (t) = {x∗ij (t)} = {ϕ∗ij (t)} in the region B ∗ . Moreover, ϕ∗ (t) is locally exponentially stable, and the domain of attraction of ϕ∗ (t) is the set G1 (ϕ∗ ) = {ϕ : ϕ ∈ C((−∞, 0]; Rmn ), kϕ−ϕ∗ k = sup max |ϕij (s)−ϕ∗ij (s)| < 1}; −∞≤s≤0 (i,j) namely, there exist constants λ > 0 and M > 1 such that for every solution Z(t) = {xij (t)} of system (1.1) with any initial value ϕ = {ϕij (t)} ∈ G1 (ϕ∗ ), |xij (t) − x∗ij (t)| ≤ M kϕ − ϕ∗ ke−λt , for all t > 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Proof. From Theorem 2.1, system (1.1) has exactly one almost periodic solution ϕ∗ (t) = {x∗ij (t)} = {ϕ∗ij (t)} in the region B ∗ . Let Z(t) = {xij (t)} be an arbitrary solution of system (1.1) with initial value ϕ = {ϕij (t)} ∈ G1 (ϕ∗ ). Set y(t) = {yij (t)} = {xij (t) − x∗ij (t)} = Z(t) − ϕ∗ (t). Then Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du)xij (t) 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z − f( ∞ Z kl Cij [f ( X 0 yij (t) = −aij (t)yij (t) − (3.1) ∞ Kij (u)x∗kl (t − u)du)x∗ij (t)], 0 L for i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Since δ < 1, δ(1 + 2 1−δ ) < 1, we can easily obtain X aij > µkij Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) + µkij X kl Cij + µkij Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) X Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) kl Cij L 1−δ kl L Cij , 1−δ where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Set Γij (ω) = ω − aij + X kl Cij [µ Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z +µ 0 ∞ |Kij (u)|eωu du Z ∞ 0 L ], 1−δ |Kij (u)|eωu du + µkij L 1−δ EJDE-2006/19 EXISTENCE AND STABILITY 7 where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Clearly, Γij (ω), i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n, are continuous functions on [0, λ0 ]. Since Z ∞ X L kl Γij (0) = −aij + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|du + µkij 1 − δ 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ L +µ |Kij (u)|du ] 1−δ 0 X X kl kl L ≤ −aij + µkij Cij + µkij Cij 1−δ Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) + µkij X Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) kl L < 0, Cij 1−δ where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. It follows that we can choose a positive constant λ ∈ [0, λ0 ] such that Z ∞ X L kl Γij (λ) = (λ − aij ) + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|eλu du + µkij 1 − δ 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) (3.2) Z ∞ L λu +µ ] < 0, |Kij (u)|e du 1−δ 0 where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. We consider the Lyapunov functional Vij (t) = |yij (t)|eλt , i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. (3.3) Calculating the upper right derivative of Vij (t) along the solution y(t) = {yij (t)} of system (3.1) with the initial value ϕ̄ = ϕ − ϕ∗ , we have D+ (Vij (t)) ∞ Z kl Cij |f ( X ≤ −aij |yij (t)|eλt + Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du)xij (t) 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) ∞ Z − f( Kij (u)x∗kl (t − u)du)x∗ij (t)|eλt + λ|yij (t)|eλt Z ∞ X kl = (λ − aij )|yij (t)|eλt + Cij |f ( Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du)yij (t) 0 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z + [f ( ∞ (3.4) Z Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du) − f ( 0 ∞ Kij (u)x∗kl (t − u)du)]x∗ij (t)|eλt , 0 where i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Let kϕ − ϕ∗ k = sup max |ϕij (s) − ϕ∗ij (s)| > 0. −∞≤s≤0 (i,j) Since kϕ − ϕ∗ k < 1, we can choose a positive constant M > 1 such that M kϕ − ϕ∗ k < 1, (M kϕ − ϕ∗ k)2 < M kϕ − ϕ∗ k. (3.5) It follows from (3.3) that Vij (t) = |yij (t)|eλt < M kϕ − ϕ∗ k, for all t ∈ (−∞, 0], i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. We claim that Vij (t) = |yij (t)|eλt < M kϕ − ϕ∗ k, (3.6) 8 Q. ZHOU, B. XIAO, Y. YU EJDE-2006/19 for all t > 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. Contrarily, there must exist ij ∈ {11, 12, . . . , 1n, . . . , m1, m2, . . . , mn} and tij > 0 such that Vij (tij ) = M kϕ − ϕ∗ k, Vij (t) < M kϕ − ϕ∗ k, ∀t ∈ (−∞, tij ), (3.7) where ij ∈ {11, 12, . . . , 1n, . . . , m1, m2, . . . , mn}. It follows from (3.7) that Vij (tij ) − M kϕ − ϕ∗ k = 0, Vij (t) − M kϕ − ϕ∗ k < 0, (3.8) for all t ∈ (−∞, tij ), where ij ∈ {11, 12, . . . , 1n, . . . , m1, m2, . . . , mn}. From (2.4), (2.5), (3.4) , (3.5) and (3.8), we obtain 0 ≤ D+ (Vij (tij ) − M kϕ − ϕ∗ k) = D+ (Vij (tij )) ≤ (λ − aij )|yij (tij )|eλtij + Z kl Cij |f ( X ∞ Z Kij (u)xkl (tij − u)du) − f ( 0 ∞ Kij (u)x∗kl (tij − u)du)]x∗ij (tij )|eλtij 0 ≤ (λ − aij )M kϕ − ϕ∗ k + X Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z Kij (u)xkl (tij − u)du)yij (tij ) 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z + [f ( ∞ kl Cij [µ ∞ Z |Kij (u)||xkl (tij − u)|du|yij (tij )|eλtij 0 ∞ |Kij (u)|eλu µ|ykl (tij − u)|eλ(tij −u) du|x∗ij (tij )|] 0 Z ∞ X kl ≤ (λ − aij )M kϕ − ϕ∗ k + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|(|xkl (tij − u) − x∗ij (tij − u)| + Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) 0 + |x∗ij (tij − u)|)du|yij (tij )|eλtij Z ∞ + |Kij (u)|eλu µ|ykl (tij − u)|eλ(tij −u) du|x∗ij (tij )|] 0 Z ∞ X kl ≤ (λ − aij )M kϕ − ϕ∗ k + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|eλu |ykl (tij − u)|eλ(tij −u) du Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ 0 × |yij (tij )|eλtij e−λtij + µ |Kij (u)||x∗ij (tij − u)|du|yij (tij )|eλtij 0 Z ∞ + |Kij (u)|eλu µ|ykl (tij − u)|eλ(tij −u) du|x∗ij (tij )|] 0 Z ∞ X kl (λ − aij )M kϕ − ϕ∗ k + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|eλu du(M kϕ − ϕ∗ k)2 e−λtij Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) 0 Z ∞ L L ∗ M kϕ − ϕ k + µ |Kij (u)|eλu du M kϕ − ϕ∗ k] +µ |Kij (u)|du 1 − δ 1 − δ 0 0 Z ∞ X L kl {(λ − aij ) + Cij [µ |Kij (u)|eλu du + µkij 1 − δ 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ L ]}M kϕ − ϕ∗ k. +µ |Kij (u)|eλu du 1 − δ 0 Z ∞ EJDE-2006/19 EXISTENCE AND STABILITY 9 Therefore, X 0 ≤ (λ − aij ) + kl Cij [µ +µ ∞ |Kij (u)|eλu du 0 |Kij (u)|eλu du + µkij 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) Z ∞ Z L 1−δ L ], 1−δ which contradicts (3.2). Hence, (3.6) holds. It follows that |xij (t) − x∗ij (t)| = |yij (t)| < M kϕ − ϕ∗ ke−λt , for t > 0, i = 1, 2, . . . , m, j = 1, 2, . . . , n. This completes the proof. 4. Example To illustrate the results obtained in previous sections we present the following example. Consider the shunting inhibitory cellular neural network with delays Z ∞ X dxij kl = −aij (t)xij − Cij f ( Kij (u)xkl (t − u)du)xij + Lij (t), dt 0 Ckl ∈Nr (i,j) where i = 1, 2, 3, a11 (t) a21 (t) a31 (t) j = 1, 2, 3, 1 + | sin t| 1 + | sin t| 3 + | sin t| a12 (t) a13 (t) a22 (t) a23 (t) = 3 + | sin t| 1 + | sin t| 3 + | sin t| , 3 + | sin t| 1 + | sin t| 3 + | sin t| a32 (t) a33 (t) C11 C12 C13 0.1 0.2 0.1 C21 C22 C23 = 0.2 0 0.2 , C31 C32 C33 0.1 0.2 0.1 L11 L12 L13 0.5 sin t 0.5 cos t 0.2 sin t L21 L22 L23 = 0.4 cos t 0.2 sin t 0.3 sin t . L31 L32 L33 0.4 cos t 0.6 sin t 0.2 cos t Set r = 1, Kij (u) = (sin u)e−u , i = 1, 2, 3, j = 1, 2, 3, and f (x) = P kl µ = 0.1, Ckl ∈N1 (1,1) C11 = 0.5, X X kl C12 = 0.8 , Ckl ∈N1 (1,2) X Ckl ∈N1 (1,3) kl C21 kl C22 = 1.2 , Ckl ∈N1 (2,2) kl C23 X = 0.8 , Ckl ∈N1 (2,3) X X = 0.8 , Ckl ∈N1 (2,1) X kl C13 = 0.5 , kl C31 = 0.5 , Ckl ∈N1 (3,1) kl C32 X = 0.8 , Ckl ∈N1 (3,2) kl C33 = 0.5 , Ckl ∈N1 (3,3) X X (i,j) Ckl ∈N1 (i,j) kl Cij = 6.4 , 1 10 x. Clearly 10 Q. ZHOU, B. XIAO, Y. YU EJDE-2006/19 kij = 1, i = 1, 2, 3, j = 1, 2, 3, δ = max (i,j) µ P Ckl ∈N1 (i,j) kl Cij aij = 0.12 < 1, L+ L 0.6 ij = 0.6, = < 1, aij (1 − δ) 1 − 0.12 (i,j) L 0.6 q = 2δ = 2 × 0.12 × < 1, (1 − δ) 1 − 0.12 L 0.6 δ(1 + 2 ) = 0.12(1 + 2 × 0.12 × ) < 1. 1−δ 1 − 0.12 By theorem 3.1, the system (4) has a unique almost periodic solution ϕ∗ (t) in the region kϕ − ϕ0 kB ≤ 0.08128. Moreover, ϕ∗ (t) is locally exponentially stable, the domain of attraction of ϕ∗ (t) is the set G1 (ϕ∗ ). 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