Oscillation theorems for discrete symplectic systems with nonlinear dependence in spectral parameter (Q454833)

By introducing a nonlinear dependence in the spectral parameter, the author opens a new direction in the study of discrete symplectic systems and Sturm-Liouville difference equations. He develops the notions of (finite) eigenvalues and (finite) eigenfunctions and their multiplicities, and proves the corresponding oscillation theorem for Dirichlet boundary conditions. The present theory generalizes several known results for discrete symplectic systems which depend linearly on the spectral parameter. The results are new even for special discrete symplectic systems, namely for Sturm-Liouville difference equations, symmetric three-term recurrence equations, and linear Hamiltonian difference systems.