Asymptotic behaviour to solutions to linear recurrences and sequences of Möbius-transformations (Q1266110): Difference between revisions

In this well-written paper the author is mainly concerned with the study of recurrences defined by Möbius-transformations whose solutions are the orbits of points on the Riemann-sphere under a sequence of Möbius-transformations. He studies the asymptotic behavior of such solutions in relation to the asymptotic behavior of the coefficients of the Möbius-transformations. Most of the theorems give sufficient conditions in order that there exist convergent solutions, but a section of examples is added where examples are given of recurrences whose solutions do not converge because one or several of the conditions of the theorems are violated. One of the most important results of this paper is that if the fixed points of the Möbius-transformations are of bounded variation and converge to distinct limits, then the behavior of the solutions depends entirely on the products of the derivatives in the fixed points. Several methods are proposed to deal with the case that the fixed points converge to one single limit. The paper starts with few results on \(n\)-th order recurrences and matrix recurrences and concludes with an investigation of the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of linear second-order recurrences having coefficients that are asymptotic expressions in fractional powers of the index \(n\). A number of examples is added in order to show how some of the theorems can be applied.