On the difference equation xn+1=α+βxn−1e
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H. El-Metwally; E.A. Grove; G. Ladas; R. Levins; M. Radin
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We study the global stability, the boundedness nature, and the periodic character of the positive solutions of the difference equation \[ x_{n+1}=\alpha+\beta x_{n-1} e^{-x_{n}} \quad, \quad n=0,1, \ldots \] which is interesting in its own right, but which may also be viewed as describing a popula