Chapter Six: The Linear Equation with Constant Coefficients.
26 April 1989
This is Chapter Six of the text "Difference Equations with Application to Stochastic Models". Discussed are the homogeneous equation, the inhomogeneous equation, equations reducible to constant coefficients, and partial difference equations. Applications are made to the transient solution of the M/M/1 queue for which a useful approximation is obtained, the Norlund sum, gambler's ruin problems and the finite source model.