Existence of a Period-Two Solution in Linearizable Difference Equations

Abstract EN

Consider the difference equation xn+1=f(xn,…,xn−k),n=0,1,…, where k∈{1,2,…} and the initial conditions are real numbers.

We investigate the existence and nonexistence of the minimal period-two solution of this equation when it can be rewritten as the nonautonomous linear equation xn+l=∑i=1−lkgixn−i, n=0,1,…, where l,k∈{1,2,…} and the functions gi:ℝk+l→ℝ.

We give some necessary and sufficient conditions for the equation to have a minimal period-two solution when l=1.