Some new results for bounded and monotone properties of solutions of second-order quasi-linear forced difference equations (Q1767819)

The second order quasi-linear forced difference equation \[ \Delta(p_{n-1}(\Delta y_{n-1})^\alpha) = q_ny_n^\beta + r_n\;,\;n\geq n_0\in {\mathbb N} \] is considered with \(\Delta\) the forward difference operator, \(\{p_n\}^\infty_{n_0-1}\) being a positive sequence, \(\{q_n\}^\infty_{n_0}\) a nonnegative but not identically zero sequence, \(\{r_n\}^\infty_{n_0}\) a real sequence and \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) quotients of odd positive integers. First, some errors met in the references are pointed out and counter-examples produced. Further new results are given on positivity, unboundedness of all solutions and on oscillatory behavior or definite sign of \(y_n\Delta y_n\) for some \(n\in {\mathbb N}\). Several examples are discussed.