For the wave scheme, use . After multiplying by , the recurrence becomes
Equivalently,
Because the two roots have product one, both lie on the unit circle precisely when
This must hold for every . At it requires . Since the question assumes , stability is possible only for . The condition at then becomes
or . With the stipulated , the centered three-level wave scheme is stable exactly when
For every , sufficiently long-wavelength modes have a real root larger than one, whatever the value of .