Advances in Difference Equations

Advances in Difference Equations is a peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen. The theory of difference equations, the methods used, and their wide applications have advanced beyond their adolescent stage to occupy a central position in applicable analysis. In fact, in the last 12 years, the proliferation of the subject has been witnessed by hundreds of research articles, several monographs, many international conferences, and numerous special sessions.The theory of differential and difference equations forms two extreme representations of real world problems. For example, a simple population model when represented as a differential equation shows the good behavior of solutions whereas the corresponding discrete analogue shows the chaotic behavior. The actual behavior of the population is somewhere in between. Articles published in Advances in Difference Equations will include such situations.The aim of Advances in Difference Equations is to report new developments in the field of difference equations, and their applications in all fields. Advances in Difference Equations will accept high-quality articles containing original research results and survey articles of exceptional merit.

List of Papers (Total 3,172)

On the difference equation $x_{n+1}=ax_{n-l}+bx_{n-k}+f ( x_{n-l},x_{n-k} )$

In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of a new class of difference equations $$x_{n+1}=ax_{n-l}+bx_{n-k}+f ( x_{n-l},x_{n-k} ), $$ where l and k are nonnegative integers, a and b are nonnegative real numbers, the initial values $x_{-s}, x_{-s+1},\ldots, x_{0}$ are positive real numbers, $s=\max\{l,k\}$ , and $f (u,v ): ( 0,\infty ) ^{2}\rightarrow ( 0...

Variable structure control for a singular biological economic model with time delay and stage structure

A singular biological economic model which considers a prey-predator system with time delay and stage structure is proposed in this paper. The local stability at the equilibrium point and the dynamic behavior of the model are studied. Local stability analysis of the model without time delay reveals that there is a phenomenon of singularity-induced bifurcation due to the economic...

Solvability for a class of evolution equations of fractional order with nonlocal conditions on the half-line

In this paper, we get a new form equivalent integral equation for a class of evolution equations of fractional order with nonlocal conditions on the half-line. With the aid of it, the uniqueness of the mild solution is obtained by the Banach contraction theorem. Also, we present the existence and uniqueness theorem of positive mild solutions by the monotone iterative method...

Non-zero sum differential games of anticipated forward-backward stochastic differential delayed equations under partial information and application

This paper is concerned with a non-zero sum differential game problem of an anticipated forward-backward stochastic differential delayed equation under partial information. We establish a maximum principle and a verification theorem for the Nash equilibrium point by virtue of the duality and convex variation approach. We study a linear-quadratic system under partial information...

On the fundamental solutions of a discontinuous fractional boundary value problem

The main purpose of this study is to investigate a fractional discontinuous Sturm-Liouville problem with transmission conditions. We shall consider a fractional boundary value problem involving an operator with two parts. It is shown that the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenfunctions of the main problem coincide with the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenfunctions of the...

Construction and solitary wave solutions of two-mode higher-order Boussinesq-Burger system

A new nonlinear partial differential system called two-mode higher-order Boussinesq-Burgers system is established. We aim to use the simplified bilinear method to find the necessary constraint conditions that guarantee the existence of both regular and singular multiple soliton solutions of the model. To study the correctness of the obtained results, we use the hyperbolic-tangent...

General solution to a higher-order linear difference equation and existence of bounded solutions

We present a closed-form formula for the general solution to the difference equation $$x_{n+k}-q_{n}x_{n}=f_{n},\quad n\in \mathbb {N}_{0}, $$ where $k\in \mathbb {N}$ , $(q_{n})_{n\in \mathbb {N}_{0}}$ , $(f_{n})_{n\in \mathbb {N}_{0}}\subset \mathbb {C}$ , in the case $q_{n}=q$ , $n\in \mathbb {N}_{0}$ , $q\in \mathbb {C}\setminus\{0\}$ . Using the formula, we show the...

Stochastic regime switching SIS epidemic model with vaccination driven by Lévy noise

We formulate a stochastic SIS epidemic model with vaccination by introducing a Lévy noise and regime switching into the epidemic model. First, we prove that the stochastic model admits a unique global positive solution. Moreover, we study the asymptotic behavior of the stochastic regime switching SIS model with vaccination driven by Lévy noise.

Feedback control effect on the Lotka-Volterra prey-predator system with discrete delays

In this paper, we study a Lotka-Volterra prey-predator system with feedback control. We establish sufficient conditions under which a unique positive equilibrium is globally stable. Further, we show that a suitable feedback control on predator species can make prey species that is on the brink of extinction become globally stable, but under the conditions of small feedback...

Adaptive tracking control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with infinite number of actuator failures using neural networks

We consider adaptive compensation for infinite number of actuator failures in the tracking control of uncertain nonlinear systems. We construct an adaptive controller by combining the common Lyapunov function approach and the structural characteristic of neural networks. The proposed control strategy is feasible under the presupposition that the systems have a nonstrict-feedback...

Iterative roots of upper semicontinuous multifunctions

The square iterative roots for strictly monotonic and upper semicontinuous functions with one set-valued point were fully described in (Li et al. in Publ. Math. (Debr.) 75:203-220, 2009). As a continuation, we study both strictly monotonic and nonmonotonic multifunctions. We present sufficient and necessary conditions under which those multifunctions have nth iterative roots...

Influence of cross-diffusion on the fecally-orally epidemic model with spatial heterogeneity

A strongly coupled cooperative parabolic system, which describes fecally-orally epidemic model with cross-diffusion in a heterogeneous environment, was formulated and analyzed. The basic reproduction number R 0 D $R_{0} ^{D}$ , which serves as a threshold parameter that predicts whether the coexistence will exist or not, is introduced by the next infection operator and the...

Stability analysis of a fractional-order two-species facultative mutualism model with harvesting

We present a fractional-order model of two-species facultative mutualism with harvesting. We investigate the stability of the equilibrium points of the model by using the linearization method for noncoexistence of equilibrium points and the Lyapunov direct method for the positive coexistence of an equilibrium point. In addition, we obtain sufficient conditions to ensure the local...

Dynamical properties of a fractional reaction-diffusion trimolecular biochemical model with autocatalysis

In this paper, a reaction-diffusion trimolecular biochemical model with autocatalysis and fractional-order derivative is proposed. We establish the existence and uniqueness of a positive solution to this system in a Besov space. Besides, for this system, we obtain stability, Hopf and Turing bifurcations and spatial patterns. These dynamic behaviors of this system are slightly...

A method for solving nonlinear Volterra’s population growth model of noninteger order

Many numerical methods have been developed for nonlinear fractional integro-differential Volterra’s population model (FVPG). In these methods, to approximate a function on a particular interval, only a restricted number of points have been employed. In this research, we show that it is possible to use the fuzzy transform method (F-transform) to tackle with FVPG. It makes the F...

Iterative roots of upper semicontinuous multifunctions

The square iterative roots for strictly monotonic and upper semicontinuous functions with one set-valued point were fully described in (Li et al. in Publ. Math. (Debr.) 75:203-220, 2009). As a continuation, we study both strictly monotonic and nonmonotonic multifunctions. We present sufficient and necessary conditions under which those multifunctions have nth iterative roots...

The calculation of discriminating kernel based on viability kernel and reachability

We discuss the calculation of discriminating kernel for the discrete-time dynamic game and continuous-time dynamic game (namely differential game) using the viability kernel and reachable set. For the discrete-time dynamic game, we give an approximation of the viability kernel by the maximal reachable set. Then, based on the relationship between viability and discriminating...

Parameter estimation for nonergodic Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by the weighted fractional Brownian motion

In this paper, we consider the nonergodic Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process X 0 = 0 , d X t = θ X t d t + d B t a , b , t ≥ 0 , $$ X_{0}=0, \quad\quad dX_{t}=\theta X_{t} \,dt+dB_{t}^{a,b},\quad t\geq0, $$ driven by the weighted fractional Brownian motion B t a , b $B_{t}^{a,b}$ with parameter a and b. Our goal is to estimate the unknown parameter θ > 0 $\theta>0$ based on the discrete...

Global existence of solutions for a fractional Caputo nonlocal thermistor problem

We begin by proving a local existence result for a fractional Caputo nonlocal thermistor problem. Then additional existence and continuation theorems are obtained, ensuring global existence of solutions.

Multi-quasi-synchronization of coupled fractional-order neural networks with delays via pinning impulsive control

We investigate the collective dynamics of multi-quasi-synchronization of coupled fractional-order neural networks with delays. Using the pinning impulsive strategy, we design a novel controller to pin the coupled networks to realize the multi-quasi-synchronization. Based on the comparison principle and mathematical analysis, we derive some novel criteria of the multi-quasi...