Higher regularity of solutions of an iterative functional equation

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the existence of $C^n$, $n\in {\mathbb{N}}^{+}$, solutions for a class of second-order iterative functional equations involving iterates of the unknown function and a nonlinear term. Applying the Fiber Contraction Theorem and Faà di Bruno's Formula, we establish the existence of bounded $C^n$ solutions with bounded derivatives of order from $1$ to $n$.