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On the Difference Equationxn+1=xnxn−2− 1

Candace M. KentWitold KosmalaStevo Stević

Year: 2011 Journal:   Abstract and Applied Analysis Vol: 2011 (1)   Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Abstract

The long‐term behavior of solutions of the following difference equation: x n +1 = x n x n −2 − 1, n ∈ ℕ 0 , where the initial values x −2 , x −1 , x 0 are real numbers, is investigated in the paper.

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Mathematics Combinatorics

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Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Applied Mathematics
Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Geometry and Topology

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