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2018/93/3-4 (3) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2018.8020 — pp. 303-321

Continuous solutions of a second order iterative equation

Authors: Xiao Tang and Weinian Zhang

Abstract:

In this paper, we study the existence of continuous solutions and their constructions for a second order iterative functional equation which involves iterates of the unknown function and a nonlinear term. Imposing Lipschitz conditions to those given functions, we prove the existence of Lipschitzian solutions on the whole $\mathbb{R}$ by applying the Banach Contraction Principle. In the case without Lipschitz conditions, we hardly use the Banach Contraction Principle, but we construct continuous solutions on $\mathbb{R}$ recursively with a partition of $\mathbb{R}$.

Keywords: continuous and Lipschitzian solutions, Banach contraction principle, piecewise construction

Mathematics Subject Classification: 39B12, 26A18