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. Thandapani,1 M. Maria Susai Manuel,2 John R. Graef,3 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
Received 27 May 1997; Revised 5 June 1997

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.