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2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 34C15

The asymptotic and oscillatory behavior of solutions of mth order damped nonlinear difference equation of the form $$\Delta \left(a_n{\Delta }^{m-1}{y}_n\right)+p_n{\Delta }^{m-1}{y}_n+q_{n}f\left(y_{\sigma (n+m-1)}\right)=0$$ where $m$ is even, is studied. Examples are included to illustrate the results.

Some new oscillation and nonoscillation criteria for the second order neutral delay difference equation $$\Delta \left(c_n\Delta (y_n+p_n{y}_{n-k})\right)+q_n{y}_{n+1-m}^{\beta }=0,n\ge n_0$$ where $k$, $m$ are positive integers and $\beta$ is a ratio of odd positive integers are established, under the condition ${\sum }_{n=n_0}^{\infty }\frac{1}{c_n}<\infty .$

In this paper the authors give necessary and sufficient conditions for the oscillation of solutions of nonlinear delay difference equations of Emden– Fowler type in the form ${\Delta }^2{y}_{n-1}+q_n{y}_{\sigma \left(n\right)}^{\gamma }=g_n$, where $\gamma$ is a quotient of odd positive integers, in the superlinear case $(\gamma >1)$ and in the sublinear case $(\gamma <1)$.

We shall investigate the properties of solutions of second order linear difference equations defined over a discrete Hardy field via canonical valuations.

The aim of this paper is to study asymptotic properties of the third-order quasi-linear neutral functional differential equation $${\left[a\left(t\right){\left({[x\left(t\right)+p\left(t\right)x\left(\delta \left(t\right)\right)]}^{\text{'}\text{'}}\right)}^{\alpha }\right]}^{\text{'}}+q\left(t\right)x^{\alpha }\left(\tau \left(t\right)\right)=0,E$$ where $\alpha >0$, $0\le p\left(t\right)\le p_0<\infty$ and $\delta \left(t\right)\le t$. By using Riccati transformation, we establish some sufficient conditions which ensure that every solution of () is either oscillatory or converges to zero. These results improve some known results in the literature. Two examples are given to illustrate the main results.

Some new criteria for the oscillation of third order nonlinear neutral difference equations of the form $$\Delta \left(a_n{\left({\Delta }^2(x_n+b_n{x}_{n-\delta })\right)}^{\alpha }\right)+q_n{x}_{n+1-\tau }^{\alpha }=0$$ and $$\Delta \left(a_n{\left({\Delta }^2(x_n-b_n{x}_{n-\delta })\right)}^{\alpha }\right)+q_n{x}_{n+1-\tau }^{\alpha }=0$$ are established. Some examples are presented to illustrate the main results.

This paper deals with oscillatory and asymptotic behaviour of solutions of second order quasilinear difference equation of the form $$\Delta (a_{n-1}|\Delta y_{n-1}{|}^{\alpha -1}\Delta y_{n-1})+F(n,y_n)=G(n,y_n,\Delta y_n),n\in N\left(n_0\right)\left(\mathrm{E}\right)$$ where $\alpha >0$. Some sufficient conditions for all solutions of (E) to be oscillatory are obtained. Asymptotic behaviour of nonoscillatory solutions of (E) are also considered.

The asymptotic and oscillatory behavior of solutions of Volterra summation equations $$y_n=p_n\pm \sum _{s=0}^{n-1}K(n,s)f(s,y_s),n\in \mathbb{N}$$ where $\mathbb{N}=\{0,1,2,\cdots \}$, are studied. Examples are included to illustrate the results.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the oscillatory and asymptotic behavior of solutions of a third-order delay difference equation. By using comparison theorems, we deduce oscillation of the difference equation from its relation to certain associated first-order delay difference equations or inequalities. Examples are given to illustrate the main results.