Abstract:
Let $z\in\mathbb C$ be the complex variable, and let $h\in(0,1)$ and $p\in\mathbb C$ be parameters. For the equation
$$
\psi(z+h)+\psi(z-h)+e^{-2\pi iz}\psi(z)=2\cos(2\pi p)\psi(z),
$$
we study its entire solutions that have the minimal possible growth both as $\operatorname{Im}z\to+\infty$ and as $\operatorname{Im}z\to-\infty$. In particular, we showed that they satisfy one more difference equation:
$$
\psi(z+1)+\psi(z-1)+e^{-2\pi iz/h}\psi(z)=2\cos(2\pi p/h)\psi(z).
$$
Key words and phrases:difference equations in the complex plane, minimal entire solutions, monodromy equation.