Algebraic Modification of the Method of Undetermined Coefficients For Solving Nonhomogeneous Linear Difference Equations

Abstract

In this paper, an algebraic modification of the method of undetermined coefficients for solving nonhomogeneous linear stationary difference equations for quasipolynomial right-hand sides is proposed. Although the classical method of undetermined coefficients is well-known in both differential equations and difference equations case, its application in the difference equations case is severely limited. For example, it is hard to apply for rather complex expressions that can arise in case of complex quasipolynomials and resonance. The novelty of the research is the proposition of an algebraic modification to the method. That modification eliminates major drawbacks of the primary method and also allows to modify the superposition principle to apply the method to the entire difference equation at once without dividing the problem into several less complicated ones. The superposition principle in matrix form is formulated.