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<Skip Thompson> is a <mathematician> whose work includes the numerical solution of <delay differential equations>. His authored account explains equations in which the present rate of change depends on earlier values of the solution, with applications including <population dynamics> and <epidemiology>.https://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Delay_differential_equations[Skip Thompson (2007), Delay-Differential Equations, introduction]{ref} For example, $y'(t)=-a y(t-\tau)$ with $\tau>0$ requires an initial history on $[-\tau,0]$, rather than only one initial value. A numerical method must therefore approximate and retrieve past values as integration proceeds. Delayed feedback can also create oscillations that are absent from a corresponding equation without delay.
A <mathematician>.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Skip-Thompson[Independent biography: identity and specialization]{ref}
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