Difference equations with applications to queues - Jagerman, David (Marcel Dekker, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface; Contents; Operators and Functions; Generalities on Difference Equations; Norlund Sum: Part One; Norlund Sum: Part Two; The First-Order Difference Eqation; The Linear Equation with Constant Coefficients; Linear Difference Eqations with Polynomial Coefficients; References; Index
A study of difference equations with applications to queues. It is based on a generalization of the Riemann integral introduced by N.E. Norlund, allowing differentiation with respect to the independent variable and permitting greater flexibility in constructing solutions and approximations