Global stability in a nonlinear difference equation

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The authors consider the nonlinear difference equation \[ x_{n+1}= \alpha x_n+ f(x_{n-k}), \quad n=0,1, \dots, \] where \(\alpha\in (0,1)\), \(k\in \{0,1,2, \dots\}\) and \(f\in C^1([0, \infty), [0,\infty))\) with \(f'(x)<0\). By using the Lyapunov method they give some sufficient conditions for this equation to have a globally asymptotically stable positive equilibrium. The general results are applied to some difference equations derived from mathematical biology generalizing some earlier results.




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