AbstractHahn’s difference operator $D_{q;w}f(x) =({f(qx+w)-f(x)})/({(q-1)x+w})$
D
q
;
w
f
(
x
)
=
(
f
(
q
x
+
w
)
−
f
(
x
)
)
/
(
(
q
−
1
)
x
+
w
)
, $q\in (0,1)$
q
∈
(
0
,
1
)
, $w>0$
w
>
0
, $x\neq w/(1-q)$
x
≠
w
/
(
1
−
q
)
is used to unify the recently established difference and q-asymptotic iteration methods (DAIM, qAIM). The technique is applied to solve the second-order linear Hahn difference equations. The necessary and sufficient conditions for polynomial solutions are derived and examined for the $(q;w)$
(
q
;
w
)
-hypergeometric equation.