On the difference equation \(x_n = \frac{p+x_{n-2}}{qx_{n-t}+x_{n-s}}\) (Q2381397)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5191405
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    On the difference equation \(x_n = \frac{p+x_{n-2}}{qx_{n-t}+x_{n-s}}\)
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5191405

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      On the difference equation \(x_n = \frac{p+x_{n-2}}{qx_{n-t}+x_{n-s}}\) (English)
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      17 September 2007
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      For the difference equation in the title with positire coefficients it is proved that the positive solutions are persistent. The equilibrium is a global attractor of all positive solutions, if \(p\geq q\) or \(p<q\leq 1+4p\). In the case \(p=q\) all positive solutions converge to 1.
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      rational difference equation
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      persistence
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      equilibrium
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      global attractivity
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      positive solutions
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