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Factorization of Difference Equations by Semiconjugacy with Application to Non-autonomous Linear Equations

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2012-03-02 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

The existence of a semiconjugate relation permits the transformation of a higher order difference equation on a group into an equivalent triangular system of two difference equations of lower orders. Introducing time-dependent form symmetries in this paper enables us to identify the semiconjugate property in a larger set of non-autonomous difference equations than previously considered. We show that there is a substantial class of equations having this feature that includes the general (non-autonomous, non-homogeneous) linear equation with variable coefficients in an arbitrary algebraic field.

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@article{arxiv.1005.2428,
  title  = {Factorization of Difference Equations by Semiconjugacy with Application to Non-autonomous Linear Equations},
  author = {Hassan Sedaghat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.2428},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

The general theory of semiconjugate factorization of non-autonomous higher order difference equations, 16 pages

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