Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2024 (2024), No. 20, pp. 1-17. Title: Maximal regularity for fractional difference equations of order 2<s;alpha<3 on UMD spaces Authors: Jichao Zhang (Hubei Univ. of Technology, Wuhan, China) Shangquan Bu (Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China) Abstract: In this article, we study the $\ell^p$-maximal regularity for the fractional difference equation $$ \Delta^{\alpha}u(n)=Tu(n)+f(n), \quad (n\in \mathbb{N}_0). $$ We introduce the notion of $\alpha$-resolvent sequence of bounded linear operators defined by the parameters $T$ and $\alpha$, which gives an explicit representation of the solution. Using Blunck's operator-valued Fourier multipliers theorems on $\ell^p(\mathbb{Z}; X)$, we give a characterization of the $\ell^p$-maximal regularity for $1 < p < \infty$ and $X$ is a UMD space. Submitted March 12, 2023. Published February 26, 2024. Math Subject Classifications: 47A10, 35R11, 35R20, 43A22. Key Words: Fractional difference equation; maximal regularity; UMD space; R-bounded.