On the max-type difference equation \(x_{n+1}=\max\{A/x_n,x_{n - 3}\}\) (Q965766)
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On the max-type difference equation \(x_{n+1}=\max\{A/x_n,x_{n - 3}\}\) (English)
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26 April 2010
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Summary: We show that every well-defined solution of the fourth-order difference equation \[ x_{n+1}=\max\{A/x_n,x_{n-3}\}, \quad n\in \mathbb N_0, \] where parameter \(A\geq 0\), is eventually periodic with period four.
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periodic solution
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rational difference equation
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fourth-order difference equation
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