On 2- and 3-periodic Lyness difference equations

We describe the sequences {xn}n given by the non-autonomous second order Lyness difference equations xn+2 = (an + xn+1)/xn, where {an}n is either a 2-periodic or a 3-periodic sequence of positive values and the initial conditions x1, x2 are as well positive. We also show an interesting phenomenon of...

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Authors: Cimà, Anna|||0000-0003-0256-518X, Gasull, Armengol|||0000-0002-1719-8231, Mañosa Fernández, Víctor|||0000-0002-5082-3334
Format: article
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:150564
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/150564
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/10236198.2010.524212
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Difference equations with periodic coefficients
Circle maps
Rotation number
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Summary:We describe the sequences {xn}n given by the non-autonomous second order Lyness difference equations xn+2 = (an + xn+1)/xn, where {an}n is either a 2-periodic or a 3-periodic sequence of positive values and the initial conditions x1, x2 are as well positive. We also show an interesting phenomenon of the discrete dynamical systems associated to some of these difference equations: the existence of one oscillation of their associated rotation number functions. This behavior does not appear for the autonomous Lyness difference equations.