Three Positive Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Functional Difference Equations
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https://doi.org/10.5644/SJM.04.2.07Keywords:
Positive periodic solution, functional difference equation, fixed-point theorem, growth conditionAbstract
Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three positive $T$-periodic solutions of the nonlinear functional difference equations are established. An example is presented to illustrate the main results.
2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. 34B10, 34B15
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