International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 22 (1999), Issue 1, Pages 147-154
doi:10.1155/S0161171299221473

Oscillation of a higher order neutral difference equation with a forcing term

E. Thandapani1 , M.Maria Susai Manuel2 , John R. Graef3 and Paul W. Spikes3

1Department of Mathematics, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India
 2Department of Mathematics, Sarred Heart College, Tiruppattur 635 601, India
 3Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762, MS, USA

Abstract

The authors obtain oscillation results for the even order forced neutral difference equation Δm(yn+pnyn−k)+qnf(yn−ℓ)=hn.                                (*) Examples illustrating the results are included.