Linear <em>q</em>-Difference Equations

Abstract

We prove that a linear q-difference equation of order n has a fundamental set of n-linearly independent solutions. A q-type Wronskian is derived for the n-th order case extending the results of Swarttouw--Meijer (1994) in the regular case. Fundamental systems of solutions are constructed for the n-th order linear q-difference equation with constant coefficients. A basic analog of the method of variation of parameters is established.