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Monotonicity of solutions to second order linear difference equations with constant coefficients

General Mathematics 2025-11-18 v1

Abstract

We describe some monotone properties of solutions to second order linear difference equations with real constant coefficients. As an application, we give a characterization of the Fibonacci numbers.

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@article{arxiv.2511.11728,
  title  = {Monotonicity of solutions to second order linear difference equations with constant coefficients},
  author = {Yoshiaki Goto and Genki Shibukawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.11728},
  year   = {2025}
}

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14 pages, 8 figures

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