An asymptotic result and a stability criterion for linear nonautonomous delay difference equations (Q1884695)

Consider the delay difference equation \[ \Delta x_n=a_nx_n+ \sum^k_{j=1} b_j (n) x_{n-\tau_j},\;\tau_{j_1}\neq \tau_{j_2} \quad\text{if }j_1\neq j_2, \] where \(k\) is a positive integer, \((a_n)\) and \((b_j(n))\) \((j=1,\dots,k)\) are sequences of real numbers, \(\tau_j\) \((j=1,\dots,k)\) are positive integers, and the \(b_j(n)\) are not identical zero. Under some assumptions there exists the limit of the solution to the initial value problem and moreover the trivial solution is stable (resp. asymptotically stable).