Dynamics of a Higher Order Nonlinear Difference Equation

  • Yi Yang
  • Hai-yan Tang
Conference paper
Part of the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing book series (AINSC, volume 62)

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the persistence and global attractivity of the difference equation \( x_n = {{p + qx_{n-s}} \over {1+x_{n-s}+rx_{n-t}}} n = 0,1, ..., \) with positive initial conditions where s, t are distinct nonnegative integers, p, q > 0. Our results not only include some previously known results, but apply to some difference equations that have not been investigated so far.

Keywords

convergence difference equation equilibrium global asymptotic stability 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yi Yang
    • 1
    • 2
  • Hai-yan Tang
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Mathematics and PhysicsChongqing University of Science and TechnologyChongqingChina
  2. 2.College of Computer ScienceChongqing UniversityChongqingChina

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