Asymptotic behavior of solutions to half-linear \(q\)-difference equations (Q624517)

Summary: We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for (some or all) positive solutions of the half-linear \(q\)-difference equation \(D_q(\Phi(D_qy(t)))+p(t)\Phi(y(qt))=0\), \(t\in\{q^k:k\in\mathbb N_0\}\) with \(q>1\), \(\Phi(u)=|u|^{\alpha-1}\text{sgn\,}u\) with \(\alpha>1\), to behave like \(q\)-regularly varying or \(q\)-rapidly varying or \(q\)-regularly bounded functions (that is, the functions \(y\), for which a special limit behavior of \(q(qt)/y(t)\) as \(t\to\infty\) is prescribed). A thorough discussion on such an asymptotic behavior of solutions is provided. Related Kneser type criteria are presented.