On periodic solutions of 2-periodic Lyness difference equations

We study the existence of periodic solutions of the non-autonomous periodic Lyness'recurrence un+2 = (an + un+1)/un, where {an}n is a cycle with positive values a,b and with positive initial conditions. It is known that for a = b = 1 all the sequences generated by this recurrence are 5-periodic...

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Autores: Bastien, Guy, Mañosa Fernández, Víctor|||0000-0002-5082-3334, Rogalski, Marc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:150643
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/150643
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1142/S0218127413500715
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Difference equations with periodic coefficients
Elliptic curves
Lyness' type equations
QRT maps
Rotation number
Periodic orbits
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Sumario:We study the existence of periodic solutions of the non-autonomous periodic Lyness'recurrence un+2 = (an + un+1)/un, where {an}n is a cycle with positive values a,b and with positive initial conditions. It is known that for a = b = 1 all the sequences generated by this recurrence are 5-periodic. We prove that for each pair (a, b) 6= (1, 1) there are infinitely many initial conditions giving rise to periodic sequences, and that the family of recurrences have almost all the even periods. If a 6= b, then any odd period, except 1, appears.