On a class of third-order nonlinear difference equations

This paper studies the boundedness character of the positive solutions of the difference equation

     

On the solutions of a class of difference equations

In this note we investigate the solutions of a class of difference equations and prove that Conjectures 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 5.4.6 and 6.10.3 proposed by M. Kulenovic and G. Ladas in [M. Kulenovic, G. Ladas, Dynamics of Second Order Rational Difference Equations, with Open Problems and Conjectures, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2002] are true.     

Oscillation of a class of nonlinear neutral difference equations of higher order

Sufficient conditions are obtained under which all solutions of

(∗)     

On the use of high order difference methods for the system of one space second order nonlinear hyperbolic equations with variable coefficients

Implicit difference schemes of O(k⁴ + k²h² + h⁴), where k0, h 0 are grid sizes in time and space coordinates respectively, are developed for the efficient numerical integration of the system of one space second order nonlinear hyperbolic equations with variable coefficients subject to appropriate initial and Dirichlet boundary conditions. The proposed difference method for a scalar equation is applied for the wave equation in cylindrical and spherical symmetry. The numerical examples are given to illustrate the fourth order convergence of the methods.     

All solutions of a class of difference equations are truncated periodic

We propose the difference equation x_n+1 = x_n − f(x_n−k) as a model for a single neuron with no internal decay, where f satisfies the McCulloch-Pitts nonlinearity. It is shown that every solution is truncated periodic with the minimal period 2(2l + 1) for some l ≥ 0 such that (k - l)/(2l + 1) is a nonnegative even integer. The potential application of our results to neural networks is obvious.     

On variational methods for nonlinear difference equations

Using critical point theory and monotonicity results, we consider the existence of solutions to certain types of difference equations depending on a parameter.     

High order difference schemes for the system of two space second order nonlinear hyperbolic equations with variable coefficients

In this paper, we develop implicit difference schemes of O(k⁴ + k²h² + h⁴), where k > 0, h > 0 are grid sizes in time and space coordinates, respectively, for solving the system of two space dimensional second order nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations with variable coefficients having mixed derivatives subject to appropriate initial and boundary conditions. The proposed difference method for the scalar equation is applied for the solution of wave equation in polar coordinates to obtain three level conditionally stable ADI method of O(k⁴ + k²h² + h⁴). Some physical nonlinear problems are provided to demonstrate the accuracy of the implementation.     

On solutions of third order nonlinear differential equations

The aim of our paper is to study oscillatory and asymptotic properties of solutions of nonlinear differential equations of the third order with deviating argument. In particular, we prove a comparison theorem for properties A and B as well as a comparison result on property A between nonlinear equations with and without deviating arguments. Our assumptions on nonlinearity f are related to its behavior only in a neighbourhood of zero and/or of infinity.     

Comparison theorems for second order nonlinear difference equations

New oscillation results are obtained for the second order nonlinear difference equation

Δ(rnf(Δxn−1))+g(n,xn)=0,     

Global behavior of a higher order nonlinear difference equation

In this paper, we consider a higher order difference equation of the form

     

Multiple solutions for boundary value problems of second-order difference equations with resonance

In this paper, we study the existence of multiple solutions for boundary value problems of second-order difference equations with resonance at both infinity and zero by using Morse theory, critical point theory, minimax methods and bifurcation theory.     

Carathéodory's method for a class of second order differential equations on the half-line

The method of equivalent variational methods, originally due to Carathéodory for free problems in the calculus of variations is extended to investigate boundary value problems for a class of second order differential equations on the half-line. Some applications are presented to illustrate the potential of this method.     

Pseudo almost periodic solutions for a class of first order differential iterative equations

This paper is concerned with a class of first order differential iterative equations. Under proper conditions, we employ a novel argument to establish a criterion on the existence of pseudo almost periodic solutions. The obtained result complements with some existing ones.     

Asymptotics of families of solutions of nonlinear difference equations

One method to determine the asymptotics of particular solutions of a difference equation is by solving an associated asymptotic functional equation. Here we study the behaviour of the solutions in an asymptotic neighbourhood of such individual solutions. We identify several types of attraction and repulsion, which range from almost orthogonality to almost parallelness. Necessary and sufficient conditions for these types of behaviour are given.     

Asymptotic properties of solutions of nonlinear difference equations

Using discrete inequalities and Schauder's fixed point theorem we study the problem of asymptotic equilibrium for difference equations.     

The existence of periodic solutions for a class of nonlinear functional differential equations

This paper is concerned with periodic solutions of first-order nonlinear functional differential equations with deviating arguments. Some new sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solutions are obtained. The paper extends and improves some well-known results.     

Positive solutions for boundary value problems of second order difference equations and their computation

We consider the following two classes of second order boundary value problems for difference equation:

     

Oscillations of first order difference equations

The oscillatory and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of first order difference equations is studied.