On the rational \((k+1, k+1)\)-type difference equation (Q2454983)

The author investigates the positive solutions of the rational difference equation \[ x_{n+1}=\frac{a_0+\sum_{j=1}^{k} a_j x_{n-j+1}}{b_0 +\sum_{j=1}^{k}b_j x_{n-j+1}},\quad n=0,1,\dots, \] where \(k\) is a natural number, \(a_j\)\,s and \(b_j\)\,s are all nonnegative numbers such that the denominator is positive for every integer \(n\geq 0\). In the survey [J. Difference Equ. Appl. 11, No. 8, 759--777 (2005; Zbl 1071.39502)], \textit{E. Camouzis, G. Ladas} and \textit{E. P. Quinn} addressed the boundedness character of each of the 225 special cases which are contained in this equation. They also conjectured that there are 31 cases left with the property that every solution of this equation is bounded. In this paper the author shows 11 cases of this equation which have the property of boundedness as just mentioned.