Solvability of a higher-order nonlinear neutral delay difference equation (Q610929)

The authors consider the nonlinear neutral delay difference equation \[ \Delta(a_{kn}\cdots\Delta(a_{2n}\Delta(a_{1n}\Delta(x_n+b_n x_{n-d})))) +f(n,x_{n-r_{1n}},x_{n-r_{2n}},\dots,x_{n-r_{sn}})=0,\quad n\geq n_0, \] where \(d,k,s\in\mathbb{N}\), \(a_i,b\) are real sequences, \(r_{jn}\) are integers, and \(f:\{n_0,n_0+1,\dots\}\times\mathbb{R}^s\to\mathbb{R}\). Various sufficient conditions guaranteeing the existence of (uncountably many) bounded nonoscillatory solutions are established. The main tools used in the proofs are: The Schauder fixed point theorem and the Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem. Two examples are given concerning fourth order and third order difference equations, respectively.