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Genera of solutions for symplectic difference systems: extended theory and Riccati-type difference equation

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ŠEPITKA Peter ŠIMON HILSCHER Roman

Year of publication 2026
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Linear Algebra and Its Applications
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Faculty of Science

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web https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024379526001655
Doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2026.04.013
Keywords Symplectic difference system; Genus of matrix solutions; Riccati matrix difference equation; Orthogonal projector; Linear difference system; Order of abnormality
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Description In this paper we introduce a new (extended) theory of genera of matrix solutions of linear symplectic difference systems. In comparison with the current literature (2017), we do not assume the nonoscillation of the symplectic system and drop the requirement that the solutions are conjoined bases. We derive a characterization of all genera of matrix solutions and show that they form a complete lattice. The structure of this lattice is determined by the so-called minimal genus. These results are based on an analysis of subspaces of solutions of a general linear difference system and its adjoint system and on properties of orthogonal projectors satisfying a certain Riccati-type matrix difference equation. Although this paper is motivated by the theory of genera of conjoined bases for linear Hamiltonian differential systems (2020), the results are derived by new approaches and methods, which are natural for the underlying discrete time domain.
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