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A general nonautonomous Nicholson equation with multiple pairs of delays in {\it mixed monotone} nonlinear terms is studied. Sufficient conditions for permanence are given, with explicit lower and upper uniform bounds for all positive…
We study solutions $(x_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ of nonhomogeneous nonlinear second order difference equations of the type $\ell_n = x_n ( \sigma_{n,1} x_{n+1} + \sigma_{n,0} x_n + \sigma_{n,-1} x_{n-1} ) + \kappa_n x_n$, with given initial…
In this part we study the dynamics of the following rational multi-parameter first order difference equation x_{n+1} =(ax_{n}^3+ bx_{n}^2+cx_{n} + d)/x_{n}^3, x_{0}\in R^{+} where the parameters a, b, d together with the initial condition…
In this paper we identify certain peculiar systems of 2 discrete-time evolution equations,x~n = F^(n)(x1; x2) , n = 1, 2 , which are algebraically solvable. Here l is the "discrete-time" independent variable taking integer values (l = 0, 1,…
The oscillatory behavior of the solutions to a differential equation with several non-monotone delay arguments and non-negative coefficients is studied. A new sufficient oscillation condition, involving lim sup, is obtained. An example…
We consider periodic second-order equations having an ordered pair of lower and upper solutions and show the existence of asymptotic trajectories heading towards the maximal and minimal periodic solutions which lie between them.
The paper deals with the following system of nonlinear difference equations \begin{equation*} x_{n+1}=ax_{n}^{2}y_{n}+bx_{n}y_{n}^{2},\ y_{n+1}=cx_{n}^{2}y_{n}+dx_{n}y_{n}^{2},\ n\in \mathbb{N}_{0}, \end{equation*} where the initial values…
In this paper, we are interested in analyzing the dynamics of the fourth-order difference equation $x_{n+4} = \max\{x_{n+3},x_{n+2},x_{n+1},0\}-x_n$, with arbitrary real initial conditions. We fully determine the accumulation point sets of…
We tersely review a recently introduced technique to identify systems of two nonlinearly-coupled Ordinary Di{\S}erential Equations (ODEs) solvable by algebraic operations; and we report some specifc examples of this kind, namely systems of…
Two nested classes of discrete-time linear time-invariant systems, which differ by the set of periodic signals that they leave invariant, are studied. The first class preserves the property of periodic monotonicity (period-wise…
The evolution equations mentioned in the title of this paper read as follows: x~n = P(n)(x1; x2) , n = 1, 2 , where l is the "discrete-time" independent variable taking integer values (l =0, 1, 2, ...), xn = xn (l) are the 2 dependent…
We study the non-autonomous Riccati difference equation \[x_{n+1}=\frac{a_nx_n+b_n}{c_nx_n+d_n}, \ n=0,1,2,\cdots\] where $(a_n)_{n\geq0}, \ (b_n)_{n\geq0}, \ (c_n)_{n\geq0}, \ \text{and} \ (d_n)_{n\geq0}$ are $k$-periodic sequences, $k\geq…
We study the dynamics of the positive solutions of a second-order, Ricker-type exponential difference equation with periodic parameters. We find that qualitatively different dynamics occur depending on whether the period p of the main…
Classes of polynomial differential equations of degree n are considered. An explicit upper bound on the size of the coefficients are given which implies that each equation in the class has exactly n complex periodic solutions. In most of…
This paper investigates the dynamical behavior of periodic solutions for a class of second-order non-autonomous differential equations. First, based on the Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction method for finite-dimensional functions, the…
Use of certain non-commuting variables is considered in first-order differential equations. Superspace variables are discussed within the setting of first-order ordinary differential equations and n-ary algebras. Results on quadratic…
The dynamics of the second order rational difference equation $\displaystyle{z_{n+1}=\frac{\alpha + \beta z_{n}+ \gamma z_{n-1}}{A + B z_n + C z_{n-1}}}$ with complex parameters and arbitrary complex initial conditions is investigated. In…
We present sufficient conditions under which a given linear nonautonomous system and its nonlinear perturbation are topologically conjugated. Our conditions are of a very general form and provided that the nonlinear perturbations are…
The nonlinear Schrodinger equation supports solitons -- self-interacting, localized states that behave as nearly independent objects. We exhibit solitons with self-induced nonreciprocal dynamics in a discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation.…
The paper concerns a class of $n$-dimensional non-autonomous delay differential equations obtained by adding a non-monotone delayed perturbation to a linear homogeneous cooperative system of ordinary differential equations. This family…