Global Behavior of the Difference Equation xn+1=(p+xn-1)/(qxn+xn-1)

We study the following difference equation xn+1=(p+xn-1)/(qxn+xn-1), n=0,1,…, where p,q∈(0,+∞) and the initial conditions x-1,x0∈(0,+∞). We show that every positive solution of the above equation either converges to a finite limit or to a two cycle, which confirms that the Conjecture 6.10.4 proposed...

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Main Authors: Taixiang Sun, Hongjian Xi, Hui Wu, Caihong Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/237129
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Summary:We study the following difference equation xn+1=(p+xn-1)/(qxn+xn-1), n=0,1,…, where p,q∈(0,+∞) and the initial conditions x-1,x0∈(0,+∞). We show that every positive solution of the above equation either converges to a finite limit or to a two cycle, which confirms that the Conjecture 6.10.4 proposed by Kulenović and Ladas (2002) is true.
ISSN:1085-3375
1687-0409