Journal of Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Applications | Volume 2, Issue 1: 28-35, 2026 | DOI: 10.62762/JMIA.2025.554313
Abstract
This article delves into the trajectory structure rules of a specific fifth-order rational difference equation:
$$
s_{m+1}=\frac{s_ms_{m-2}s_{m-3}s_{m-4}+s_ms_{m-2}+s_ms_{m-3}+s_{m-2}s_{m-3}+s_{m-4}+a}{s_ms_{m-2}s_{m-3}+s_ms_{m-2}s_{m-4}+s_ms_{m-3}s_{m-4}+s_{m-2}s_{m-3}s_{m-4}+1+a}
$$
where the initial conditions satisfy $s_i\in (0,\infty)$, $i=-4,-3,-2,-1,0$, and the parameters $a\in [0,\infty).$ As the initial values vary, the lengths of consecutive positive and negative semi-cycles for non-trivial solutions exhibit a periodic pattern with a prime period of 31. The rule within one period is $1^-, 2^+, 1^-, 1^+, 1^-, 1^+, 2^-, 4^+, 3^-, 2^+, 2^-, 1^+, 5^-, 1^+, 1^-,$ $ 3^+ $. Through t... More >
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