GLOBAL ATTRACTIVITY IN A FOUR-TERM RECURRENCE RELATION

Authors

  • LONG-TU LI Department of Mathematics, Wuyi Univeristy, Jiangmen, Gauagdong, 529020, P. R. China.
  • SUI SUN CHENG Department of Mathematics, Tshing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30043, R. O. C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5556/j.tkjm.30.1999.4229

Keywords:

Equilibrium point, four-term recurrence relation, attractivity, difference equation

Abstract

Positive solutions of the four-term recurrence relation $x_{n+1}=f(x_n)g(x_{n-1}, x_{n-2})$ are shown to converge to its positive equalibrium points under relative mild conditions.

References

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L T. Li, Global asymptotic stability of $x_{n+1} =F(x_n)g(x_{n-1})$, Ann. Diff. Eq., to appear.

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Published

2021-05-01

How to Cite

LI, L.-T., & CHENG, S. S. (2021). GLOBAL ATTRACTIVITY IN A FOUR-TERM RECURRENCE RELATION. Tamkang Journal of Mathematics, 30(3), 223–229. https://doi.org/10.5556/j.tkjm.30.1999.4229

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (1999)

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