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Periods of a max-type equation

Dynamical Systems 2021-11-03 v1

Abstract

We consider the max-type equation xn+4=max{xn+3,xn+2,xn+1,0}xn,x_{n+4}=\max\{x_{n+3},x_{n+2},x_{n+1},0\}-x_n, with arbitrary real initial conditions. We describe completely its set of periods Per(F4)\mathrm{Per}(F_4), as well as its associate periodic orbits. We also prove that there exists a natural number NPer(F4)N\notin\mathrm{Per}(F_4) for which {N+m:m1,mN}Per(F4).\left\{N+m:m\geq 1,m\in\mathbb N\right\}\subset\mathrm{Per}(F_4).

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@article{arxiv.2111.01651,
  title  = {Periods of a max-type equation},
  author = {Antonio Linero Bas and Daniel Nieves Roldán},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.01651},
  year   = {2021}
}

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39 pages, 1 figure; to be published in Journal of Difference Equations and Applications