Oscillation criteria for a neutral difference equation with delay (Q1894211)

Consider the neutral difference equation with delay of the form \[ \Delta(y_n- p_n y_{n- \sigma})+ q_n y_{n- r}= 0,\qquad n= 0,1,2,\dots,\tag{1} \] where \(\sigma\) is a positive and \(r\) is a nonnegative integer, \(\{p_n\}\) is a real sequence, and \(\{q_n\}\) is a real nonnegative sequence and \(\Delta\) is defined by \(\Delta x_k= x_{k+ 1}- x_k\). In the present note the authors study the oscillatory behavior of the solutions of equation (1) by means of the monotonicity behavior of solutions of the associated recurrence relation.