On Sturm–Liouville boundary value problems for second-order nonlinear functional finite difference equations

Motivated by the interesting paper [I. Karaca, Discrete third-order three-point boundary value problem, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 205 (2007) 458–468], this paper is concerned with a class of boundary value problems for second-order functional difference equations. Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one solution of a Sturm–Liouville boundary value problem for second-order nonlinear functional difference equations are established. We allow f to be at most linear, superlinear or sublinear in obtained results.     

Existence and uniqueness of solutions of second-order three-point boundary value problems with upper and lower solutions in the reversed order

This paper studies the existence and uniqueness of solutions of second-order three-point boundary value problems with lower and upper solutions in the reversed order, obtains the sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of solutions by use of the monotone iterative method, and gives the iterative sequence for solving a solution and its error estimate formula under the condition of unique solution.     

Existence of positive solutions for nonlinear three-point problems on time scales

In this paper, by using fixed point theorems in cones, we study the existence of at least one, two and three positive solutions of a nonlinear second-order three-point boundary value problem for dynamic equations on time scales. As an application, we also give some examples to demonstrate our results.     

Triple solutions for a nonlocal functional boundary value problem by leggett–williams theorem

The existence of triple solutions for a second-order nonlocal functional boundary value problem is proved by using a fixed-point theorem on cones in Banach spaces due to Leggett and Williams. The obtained results are new even in the ordinary case for three-point boundary value problems discussed quite recently in [Xiaoming He and Weigao Ge (2002). Triple solutions for second-order three-point boundary value problems. J. Math. Anal. Appl., 268, 256–265].     

Solvability of second-order nonlinear three-point boundary value problems

We are interested in the existence of nontrivial solutions to the three-point boundary value problem (BVP):

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Positive solutions for three-point boundary value problems for second-order impulsive differential equations on infinite intervals

This paper discusses the existence of positive solutions for three-point boundary value problems for second-order nonlinear impulsive differential equations on an infinite interval. By using the diagonalization process, fixed point theory and inequality techniques, sufficient conditions for guaranteeing the existence of positive solutions are obtained.     

Second-order boundary value problems with integral boundary conditions

In this paper we investigate the existence of positive solutions of nonlocal second-order boundary value problems with integral boundary conditions.     

Impulsive boundary value problems with nonlinear boundary conditions

In this paper, the upper and lower solution method and Schauder’s fixed point theorem are employed in the study of boundary value problems for a class of second-order impulsive ordinary differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions. We prove the existence of solutions to the problem under the assumption that there exist lower and upper solutions associated with the problem.     

Positive solutions for semi-positone three-point boundary value problems

Using a fixed point theorem of generalized cone expansion and compression we present in this paper criteria which guarantee the existence of at least two positive solutions for semi-positone three-point boundary value problems with parameter λ>0$\lambda >0$ belonging to a certain interval.     

Topological structure of solution sets to asymptotic boundary value problems

Topological structure is investigated for second-order vector asymptotic boundary value problems. Because of indicated obstructions, the Rδ-structure is firstly studied for problems on compact intervals and then, by means of the inverse limit method, on non-compact intervals. The information about the structure is furthermore employed, by virtue of a fixed-point index technique in Fréchet spaces developed by ourselves earlier, for obtaining an existence result for nonlinear asymptotic problems. Some illustrating examples are supplied.     

Existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for a class of nth-order three-point boundary value problems in Banach spaces

By using the fixed-point principle in cone and the fixed-point index theory for strict-set-contraction operator, this paper investigates the existence, nonexistence, and multiplicity of positive solutions for a class of nonlinear three-point boundary value problems of nth-order differential equations in ordered Banach spaces. In addition, an example is included to demonstrate the main results.     

Positive solutions for second-order four-point boundary value problems with alternating coefficient

In this paper, we investigate the existence of positive solutions for a class of nonlinear second-order four-point boundary value problems with alternating coefficient. Our approach relies on the Krasnosel’skii fixed point theorem. The result of this paper is new and extent the previously known result.     

A note on multi-point boundary value problems

Multi-point boundary value problems for a second-order ordinary differential equation are considered in this note. An existence result is obtained with the help of coincidence degree theory.     

二阶脉冲微分方程三点边值问题解的存在性

建立了二阶脉冲微分方程三点边值问题的比较定理,利用单调迭代方法讨论了二阶脉冲微分方程三点边值问题解的存在性.     

On the existence of positive solution for a kind of multi-point boundary value problem at resonance

This paper concerns the existence of positive solution for a class of second-order m-point boundary value problems under different resonant conditions. By using the Leggett-Williams norm-type theorem due to O’Regan and Zima, we obtain the existence of positive solution. An example is given to demonstrate the main results.     

Periodic boundary value problems of second-order impulsive differential equations

This paper discusses periodic boundary value problems of second-order impulsive differential equations. By using Schaeffer’s fixed-point theorem and monotone iterative technique, some existence results are obtained.     

Triple positive solutions for boundary value problems on infinite intervals

This paper deals with the existence of triple positive solutions for Sturm–Liouville boundary value problems of second-order nonlinear differential equation on a half line. By using a fixed point theorem in a cone due to Avery–Peterson, we show the existence of at least three positive solutions with suitable growth conditions imposed on the nonlinear term.     

Eigenvalues of second-order difference equations with coupled boundary conditions

This paper is concerned with coupled boundary value problems for self-adjoint second-order difference equations. Existence of eigenvalues is proved, numbers of eigenvalues are calculated, and relationships between the eigenvalues of a self-adjoint second-order difference equation with three different coupled boundary conditions are established. These results extend the relevant existing results of periodic and antiperiodic boundary value problems.     

The existence of positive solutions for second-order multi-point BVPs with the first derivative

By using the fixed-point index theory, several theorems of existence of positive solutions for second-order m$m$-point boundary value problem with the first derivative are obtained, where the nonlinear term may be noncontinuous. An example illustrating the main results is given.     

Periodic boundary value problems for second-order impulsive integro-differential equations

By developing a new comparison result and using the monotone iterative technique, we are able to obtain existence of minimal and maximal solutions of periodic boundary value problems for second-order nonlinear impulsive integro-differential equations of mixed type.