Stability analysis for a class of nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference equations

Authors: XIANG LIU, BAOGUO JIA, LYNN ERBE, ALLAN PETERSON

Abstract: This paper investigates stability of the nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference equations. Asymptotic stability of the special nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference equations are discussed. Stability theorems for discrete fractional Lyapunov direct method are proved. Furthermore, we give some new lemmas (including important comparison theorems) related to the nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference operators that allow proving the stability of the nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference equations, by means of the discrete fractional Lyapunov direct method, using Lyapunov functions. Some examples are given to illustrate these results.

Keywords: Nabla $(q,h)$-fractional difference equations, stability, discrete fractional Lyapunov direct method, Lyapunov functions

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