The defect index of singular symmetric linear difference equations with real coefficients

Ren, Guojing; Shi, Yuming

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-10-10253-6

The defect index of singular symmetric linear difference equations with real coefficients
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Abstract:

This paper is concerned with the defect index of singular symmetric linear difference equations of order $2n$ with real coefficients and one singular endpoint. We show that their defect index $d$ satisfies the inequalities $n\leq d \leq 2n$ and that all values of $d$ in this range are realized. This parallels the well known result of Glazman for differential equations established about 1950. In addition, several criteria of the limit point and strong limit point cases are established.

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