Differential Galois theory of linear difference equations

We present a Galois theory of difference equations designed to measure the differential dependencies among solutions of linear difference equations. With this we are able to reprove Hölder’s theorem that the Gamma function satisfies no polynomial differential equation and are able to give general results that imply, for example, that no differential relationship holds among solutions of certain classes of q-hypergeometric equations.     

Difference Galois theory of linear differential equations

We develop a Galois theory for linear differential equations equipped with the action of an endomorphism. This theory is aimed at studying the difference algebraic relations among the solutions of a linear differential equation. The Galois groups here are linear difference algebraic groups, i.e., matrix groups defined by algebraic difference equations.     

Asyptotics for linear difference equations I:basic theory

We present here a unified treatment of asymptotic theory of linear difference equations. This is based on anadapted theory of discrete dichotomy. The obtained results narrow the gap between Poincarés Theorem and (the discrete analoue of) Levinson's Theorem.     

Floquet theory for second order linear homogeneous difference equations

In this paper we provide a version of the Floquet’s theorem to be applied to any second order difference equations with quasi-periodic coefficients. To do this we extend to second order linear difference equations with quasi-periodic coefficients, the known equivalence between the Chebyshev equations and the second order linear difference equations with constant coefficients. So, any second order linear difference equations with quasi-periodic coefficients is essentially equivalent to a Chebyshev equation, whose parameter only depends on the values of the quasi-periodic coefficients and can be determined by a non-linear recurrence. Moreover, we solve this recurrence and obtaining a closed expression for this parameter. As a by-product we also obtain a Floquet’s type result; that is, the necessary and sufficient condition for the equation has quasi-periodic solutions.     

Galois theory of fuchsian q-difference equations

We propose an analytical approach to the Galois theory of singular regular linear q-difference systems. We use Tannaka duality along with Birkhoff's classification scheme with the connection matrix to define and describe their Galois groups. Then we describe fundamental subgroups that give rise to a Riemann-Hilbert correspondence and to a density theorem of Schlesinger's type.     

Transitivity of the Galois group of linear differential equations

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On difference Riccati equations and second order linear difference equations

In this paper, we treat difference Riccati equations and second order linear difference equations in the complex plane. We give surveys of basic properties of these equations which are analogues in the differential case. We are concerned with the growth and value distributions of transcendental meromorphic solutions of these equations. Some examples are given.     

Lie symmetries and differential Galois groups of linear equations

For a linear ordinary differential equation the Lie algebra of its infinitesimal Lie symmetries is compared with its differential Galois group. For this purpose an algebraic formulation of Lie symmetries is developed. It turns out that there is no direct relation between the two above objects. In connection with this a new algorithm for computing the Lie symmetries of a linear ordinary differential equation is presented.     

Perturbations for linear difference equations

In this paper we study boundary value problems for perturbed second-order linear difference equations with a small parameter. The reduced problem obtained when the parameter is equal to zero is a first-order linear difference equation. The solution is represented as a convergent series in the small parameter, whose coefficients are given by means of solutions of the reduced problem.     

Second order linear difference equations

We provide the explicit solution of a general second order linear difference equation via the computation of its associated Green function. This Green function is completely characterized and we obtain a closed expression for it using functions of two–variables, that we have called Chebyshev functions due to its intimate relation with the usual one–variable Chebyshev polynomials. In fact, we show that Chebyshev functions become Chebyshev polynomials if constant coefficients are considered.     

Asymptotic analysis for linear difference equations

We are concerned with asymptotic analysis for linear difference equations in a locally convex space. First we introduce the profile operator, which plays a central role in analyzing the asymptotic behaviors of the solutions. Then factorial asymptotic expansions for the solutions are given quite explicitly. Finally we obtain Gevrey estimates for the solutions. In a forthcoming paper we will develop the theory of cohomology groups for recurrence relations. The main results in this paper lay analytic foundations of such an algebraic theory, while they are of intrinsic interest in the theory of finite differences.

     

Piecewise linear difference equations and convexity

This note presents a new method for analysing piecewise linear difference equations. The equations are considered in their natural phase space and interpreted via their associated semigroups and number theoretic graphs.