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We prove that the main examples in the theory of algebraic differential equations possess a remarkable total differential overconvergence property. This allows one to consider solutions to these equations with coordinates in algebraically…
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…
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We derive a general recurrence relation for squares of Fibonacci-like numbers. Various properties are developed, including double binomial summation identites.
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An ordinary differential equation is said to have a superposition formula if its general solution can be expressed as a function of a finite number of particular solution. Nonlinear ODE's with superposition formulas include matrix Riccati…
For a second order linear differential equation $f''+A(z)f'+B(z)f=0$, with $ A(z)$ and $B(z)$ being transcendental entire functions under some restriction, we have established that all non-trivial solutions are of infinite order. In…
The manuscript reviews Dirichlet Series of important multiplicative arithmetic functions. The aim is to represent these as products and ratios of Riemann zeta-functions, or, if that concise format is not found, to provide the leading…
An achievement set of a series is a set of all its subsums. We study the properties of achievement sets of conditionally convergent series in finite dimensional spaces. The purpose of the paper is to answer some of the open problems…
We evaluate binomial series with harmonic number coefficients, providing recursion relations, integral representations, and several examples. The results are of interest to analytic number theory, the analysis of algorithms, and…
Considering differential equation f''+A(z)f'+B(z)f=0, where A(z) and B(z) are entire complex functions, our results revolve around proving all non-trivial solutions are of infinite order taking various restrictions on coefficients A(z) and…
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For a linear difference equation with the coefficients being computable sequences, we establish algorithmic undecidability of the problem of determining the dimension of the solution space including the case when some additional prior…
$ $We study solutions of difference equations in the rings of sequences and, more generally, solutions of equations with a monoid action in the ring of sequences indexed by the monoid. This framework includes, for example, difference…
Let f be a function transcendental and meromorphic in the plane, and define g(z) by g(z) = f(z+1) - f(z). A number of results are proved concerning the existence of zeros of g(z) or g(z)/f(z), in terms of the growth and the poles of f.
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…
Given two infinite sequences with known binomial transforms, we compute the binomial transform of the product sequence. Various identities are obtained and numerous examples are given involving sequences of special numbers: Harmonic…
It is known that the sum of the reciprocal of integers, $\sum_n (1/n)$, and the sum of the reciprocal of primes, $\sum_n (1/p_n)$, both diverge. Here, we study a series made from primes that sums exactly to 1. We also show this sum is…
We will consider first-order difference equations of the form \[ y(z+1) = \frac{\lambda y(z)+a_2(z)y(z)^2+\cdots+a_p(z)y(z)^p}{1 + b_1(z)y(z)+\cdots+b_q(z)y(z)^q}, \] where $\lambda\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\{0\}$ and the coefficients $a_j(z)$…
We study divisibility properties of certain sums and alternating sums involving binomial coefficients and powers of integers. For example, we prove that for all positive integers $n_1,..., n_m$, $n_{m+1}=n_1$, and any nonnegative integer…