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Global asymptotical stability of a second order rational difference equation. (English) Zbl 1148.39004
The authors prove that the positive equilibrium of the difference equation $$y_{n+1}=\frac{p+qy_{n-1}}{1+y_n+ry_{n-1}}\quad(n=0,1,\dots)$$ is globally asymptotically stable under some conditions.

##### MSC:
 39A11 Stability of difference equations (MSC2000) 39A20 Generalized difference equations
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