On the system of two nonlinear difference equations \(x_{n+1} =A+x_{n-1}/ y_n,\;y_{n+1} =A+y_{n-1}/ x_n\) (Q1580311)

The authors investigate the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions to the system of two nonlinear difference equations \[ x_{n+1}=A+{x_{n-1}\over y_n},\quad y_{n+1}=A+{y_{n-1}\over x_n}, \tag{*} \] where \(A\) is a nonnegative real constant and \(x_{-1},x_0\), \(y_{-1}\),\(y_0\) are positive initial values. A typical result is the following statement. Theorem. (i) Suppose that \text{ (*)} has a nontrivial solution with period \(2\). Then \(A=1\). (ii) If \(A=1\) then a solution \((x,y)\) of \text{ (*)} is periodic with the period \(2\) if and only if \(x_{-1}\neq 1\), \(y_{-1}\neq 1\), \(x_0=y_{-1}/(y_{-1}-1)\), \(y_0=x_{-1}/ (x_{-1}-1)\).