On the Oscillation of Certain Second Order Difference Equations

Difference equations of the form \(\Delta(a_n(\Delta x_n)^\alpha)+ q_n f(x_{n-\tau})= 0\) are studied, where \(\alpha> 0\) is a ratio of odd numbers, \(a_n\), \(q_n\), \(\tau\geq 0\), \(xf(x)> 0\), and \(f'(x)\geq 0\). For the case where \(\sum^\infty_{n=1} a^{-1/\alpha}_n= \infty\), several criteria for oscillation are obtained with different assumptions on \(f\) and \(q_n\). The results in this paper complement some recent work by \textit{P. J. Y. Wong} and \textit{R. P. Agarwal} [Funkc. Ekvacioj, Ser. Int. 39, No. 3, 491--517 (1996; Zbl 0871.39005)] and extend and improve some other results in the literature.

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