Abstract
Difference equations usually describe the evolution of certain phenomena over the course of time. For example, if a certain population has discrete generations, the size of the n + 1st generation x(n + 1) is a function of the nth generation x(n).
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Elaydi, S.N. (1996). Dynamics of First Order Difference Equations. In: An Introduction to Difference Equations. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9168-6_1
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