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

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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 oscillatory third order difference equations

In this paper, sufficient conditions have been obtained for oscillation/nonoscillation of a class of homogeneous/nonhomogeneous linear difference equations of third order.     

Regulated solutions for nonlinear measure driven equations

We obtain the existence of regulated solutions for measure integral equations driven by a nondecreasing function, thus modeling a large class of hybrid systems (without any restriction on their Zeno behavior). By working with Kurzweil–Stieltjes integrals and making use of a measure of noncompactness, we are able to avoid Lipschitz-type assumptions. We finally present very useful particular cases and further applications of our result.     

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.     

Anti-periodic solutions of higher order nonlinear difference equations: a variational approach

A 2nth order nonlinear difference equation is studied. By using a variational approach, existence results for anti-periodic solutions are obtained under various assumptions upon the nonlinearities.     

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,     

Homoclinic solutions for a class of fourth‐order difference equations

In this paper, a class of fourth‐order nonlinear difference equation is considered. By making use of the critical point theory, we establish various sets of sufficient conditions for the existence of homoclinic solutions and give some new results. One of our results generalizes and improves the results in the literature. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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.     

Global behavior of a higher order nonlinear difference equation

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

     

The value distribution of meromorphic solutions of some second order nonlinear difference equation

In this paper, we investigate some properties of solutions for some nonlinear difference equation, and obtain some estimates of the exponent of convergence of poles and growth of its transcendental meromorphic solutions $f(z)$ and its difference $\Delta f(z)$. Moreover, we study the existence and forms of rational solutions. We also give some examples to support our theoretical discussion.