Discrete Generating Series and Linear Difference Equations

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Auteurs principaux: Alekseev, Vitaly, Cuchta, Tom, Lyapin, Alexander
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author Alekseev, Vitaly
Cuchta, Tom
Lyapin, Alexander
author_facet Alekseev, Vitaly
Cuchta, Tom
Lyapin, Alexander
contents We define discrete generating series for arbitrary functions \( f \colon \mathbb{Z}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{C} \) and derive functional relations that these series satisfy. For linear difference equations with constant coefficients, we establish explicit functional equations linking the generating series to the initial data, and for equations with polynomial coefficients, we introduce an analogue of Stanley's \( D \)-finiteness criterion, proving that a discrete generating series is \( D \)-finite if and only if the corresponding sequence is polynomially recursive. The framework is further generalized to multidimensional settings, where we investigate the interplay between discrete generating series and solutions to Cauchy problems for difference equations. Key structural properties are uncovered through the introduction of polynomial shift operators and projection techniques. The theory is illustrated with concrete examples, including the Tribonacci recurrence and Schröder's second problem.
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spellingShingle Discrete Generating Series and Linear Difference Equations
Alekseev, Vitaly
Cuchta, Tom
Lyapin, Alexander
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Dynamical Systems
05A15, 39A05, 39A06
We define discrete generating series for arbitrary functions \( f \colon \mathbb{Z}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{C} \) and derive functional relations that these series satisfy. For linear difference equations with constant coefficients, we establish explicit functional equations linking the generating series to the initial data, and for equations with polynomial coefficients, we introduce an analogue of Stanley's \( D \)-finiteness criterion, proving that a discrete generating series is \( D \)-finite if and only if the corresponding sequence is polynomially recursive. The framework is further generalized to multidimensional settings, where we investigate the interplay between discrete generating series and solutions to Cauchy problems for difference equations. Key structural properties are uncovered through the introduction of polynomial shift operators and projection techniques. The theory is illustrated with concrete examples, including the Tribonacci recurrence and Schröder's second problem.
title Discrete Generating Series and Linear Difference Equations
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
Dynamical Systems
05A15, 39A05, 39A06
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.21722