Periodic solutions of neutral difference equations (Q1827185)

The authors consider ``neutral'' difference equations \[ \triangle(D(n,x_n))=f(n,x_n) \] with finite and infinite delays. Here \(D\) and \(f\) are defined on some subsets of \({\mathbb Z}\times C \rightarrow {\mathbb R}^k\), \(x_n=x(n+s)\) where both \(n\) and \(s\) are integers, \(-r\leq s\leq 0\) and \(C\) is the space of finite \({\mathbb R}^k\) valued \(r\)-sequences, \(\triangle\) is the forward difference operator. As such this equation is much alike a functional neutral differential equation. The Massera type condition is established for the existence of a periodic solution. The same condition is discussed for the infinite delay case i.e. when \(C\) is the space of infinite \({\mathbb R}^k\) valued sequences.