Periodic difference equations, population biology and the Cushing–Henson conjectures

Periodic difference equations, population biology and the Cushing-Henson conjectures.

We show that for a k-periodic difference equation, if a periodic orbit of period r is globally asymptotically stable (GAS), then r must be a divisor of k. Moreover, if r divides k we construct a non-autonomous dynamical system having minimum period k and which has a GAS periodic orbit with minimum period r. Our method uses the technique of skew-product dynamical systems. Our methods are then ap...

Global Stability of Periodic Orbits of Non-Autonomous Difference Equations and Population Biology

Elaydi and Yakubu showed that a globally asymptotically stable(GAS) periodic orbit in an autonomous difference equation must in fact be a fixed point whenever the phase space is connected. In this paper we extend this result to periodic nonautonomous difference equations via the concept of skew-product dynamical systems. We show that for a k-periodic difference equation, if a periodic orbit of ...

Nonautonomous difference equations: Open problems and conjectures

Almost Periodic and Periodic Solutions of Difference Equations

I t is easy to see that for every point (y, N) in WXI there is a solution (n) of (1) that satisfies <1>(N) =y. This solution is defined and unique on some set N^nKN*» where N<» is maximal. (That is, either iV» = °o or ^ i V ^ — l) (£W.) The solution may or may not be continuable for nƒ> rc)> 0^w<iV o o(^ , / ) , be the soluti...

Nonlinear Difference Equations with Periodic Solutions

For ten nonlinear difference equations with only p-periodic solutions it is shown that the characteristic polynomials of the corresponding linearized equations about the equilibria have only zeros which are p-th roots of unity. An analogous result is shown concerning two systems of such equations. Five counterexamples show that the reverse is not true. Some remarks are made concerning equations...