Results and Estimates on Multiple Solutions of Lidstone Boundary Value Problems

We consider the following boundary value problem (-1)ⁿy(²ⁿ)=F(t,y), n≥ 1, t ∈ (0,1), y⁽²ⁱ⁾(0)=y⁽²ⁱ⁾(1)=0, 0≧i≧n-1. Criteria are developed for the existence of two and three positive solutions of the boundary value problem. In addition, for special cases we establish upper and lower bounds for these positive solutions. Several examples are also included to dwell upon the importance of the results obtained.     

A singular boundary value problem for odd-order differential equations

The odd-order differential equation (−1)ⁿx⁽²ⁿ⁺¹⁾=f(t,x,…,x⁽²ⁿ⁾) together with the Lidstone boundary conditions x^(2j)(0)=x^(2j)(T)=0, 0?j?n−1, and the next condition x⁽²ⁿ⁾(0)=0 is discussed. Here f satisfying the local Carathéodory conditions can have singularities at the value zero of all its phase variables. Existence result for the above problem is proved by the general existence principle for singular boundary value problems.     

On a Nonlocal BVP with Nonlinear Boundary Conditions

We consider the existence of at least one positive solution of the problem ${-y''(t)=f(t,y(t)), y(0)=H_1(\varphi(y))+\int_{E}H_2(s,y(s))\,ds, y(1)=0}$ , where ${y(0)=H_1(\varphi(y))+\int_{E}H_2(s,y(s))\,ds}$ represents a nonlinear, nonlocal boundary condition. We show by imposing some relatively mild structural conditions on f, H ₁, H ₂, and ${\varphi}$ that this problem admits at least one positive solution. Finally, our results generalize and improve existing results, and we give a specific example illustrating these generalizations and improvements.     

Triple positive solutions for a class of third-order p-Laplacian singular boundary value problems

In this work, we study the existence of triple positive solutions for one-dimensional p-Laplacian singular boundary value problems $$\begin{array}{l}(\phi_p(y''(t)))'+f(t)g(t,\,y(t),\,y'(t),\,y''(t))=0,\quad 0<t<1,\\[3pt]ay(0)-by'(0)=0,\qquad cy(1)+dy'(1)=0,\qquad y''(0)=0,\end{array}$$ where φ _p (s)=|s| ^p?2 s,?p>1, g:[0,?1]×[0,?+∞)×R ²?[0,?+∞) and f:(0,?1)?[0,?+∞) are continuous. The nonlinear term f may be singular at t=0 and/or t=1. Firstly, Green’s function for the associated linear boundary value problem is constructed. Then, by making use of a fixed point theorem due to Avery and Peterson, sufficient conditions are obtained that guarantee the existence of triple positive solutions to the above boundary value problem. The interesting point is that the nonlinear term g involved with the first-order and second-order derivatives explicitly.     

一类弱奇异边值问题的大范围收敛算法

该文研究如下的弱奇异边值问题: (p(x)y')'=f(x, y),0b₀g(x), 0≤b₀<1, 边值条件为y(0)=A,αy(1)+β y'(1)=γ 或y'(0)=0,αy(1)+βy'(1)=γ (R.K.Pandey 和 Arvind K.Singh 给出了一种求解此问题的二阶有限差分方法^[1]. 在再生核空间中讨论方程解的存在性, 给出一种新的迭代算法,这种迭代算法是大范围收敛的. 给出数值算例并与R. K. Pandey 和Arvind K.Singh 给出的方法进行比较说明该文方法的有效性.     

Existence of solutions for a two point boundary value problem

We consider the two point boundary value problemF[y]=y″?f(x,y,y′)=0,a≤x≤b, y(a)=A, y(b)=B. Assuming thatf satisfies certain differential inequalities associated with the existence ofF-subfunctions andF-superfunctions, and thatf also satisfies a suitable growth condition with respect toy′, we prove that the two point boundary value problem has a solutiony with (x, y(x), y′(x)) in a specified region; indeed we show that the problem has a maximal and a minimal solution in this region. Our results unify and generalize earlier results of K. Ako, L. K. Jackson, M. Nagumo, and others.     

用椭圆描述的四阶边值问题的两参数非共振条件

该文讨论四阶常微分方程边值问题u(4)=f(t,u,u″),0≤t≤1,u(0)=u(1)=u″(0)=u″(1)=0解的存在性,其中f:[0,1]×R×R→R连续.文中提出了一个保证该问题解存在的两参数非共振条件,该条件是用椭圆描述的.     

Existence of positive solutions of Neumann boundary value problem via a cone compression-expansion fixed point theorem of functional type

This paper is devoted to study the existence of positive solutions of second-order boundary value problem $$-u''+m^2u=h(t)f(t,u),\quad t\in (0,1)$$ with Neumann boundary conditions $$u'(0)=u'(1)=0,$$ where m>0, f∈C([0,1]×?⁺,?⁺), and h(t) is allowed to be singular at t=0 and t=1. The arguments are based only upon the positivity of the Green function, a fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression of functional type, and growth conditions on the nonlinearity f.     

A boundary value problem for a differential equation of second order

We find the spectrum and prove a theorem on the expansion of an arbitrary function satisfying certain smoothness conditions in terms of the root functions of a boundary value problem of the type ?y″+q(x)+a/x²y=λy, y(0)=0, M(λ) y(a)+N(λ) y(b)=0, where 0   

Infinitely many mountain pass solutions on a kind of fourth-order Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, the existence of infinitely many mountain pass solutions are obtained for the fourth-order boundary value problem (BVP) u⁽⁴⁾(t)-2u^″(t)+u(t)=f(u(t)),0<t<1, u^′(0)=u^′(1)=u^?(0)=u^?(1)=0, where f:R→R is continuous. The study of the problem is based on the variational methods and critical point theory. We prove the conclusion by using sub-sup solution method, Mountain Pass Theorem in Order Intervals, Leray-Schauder degree theory and Morse theory.     

Existence of triple symmetric positive solutions for four-point boundary-value problem with one-dimensional p-Laplacian

In this paper, we consider the four-point boundary value problem for one-dimensional p-Laplacian $$\bigl(\phi_{p}(u'(t))\bigr)'+q(t)f\bigl(t,u(t),u'(t)\bigr)=0,\quad t\in(0,1),$$ subject to the boundary conditions $$u(0)-\beta u'(\xi)=0,\qquad u(1)+\beta u'(\eta)=0,$$ where φ _p (s)=|s| ^p?2 s. Using a fixed point theorem due to Avery and Peterson, we study the existence of at least three symmetric positive solutions to the above boundary value problem. The interesting point is the nonlinear term f is involved with the first-order derivative explicitly.     

TWO POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO THREE-POINT SINGULAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

In this article, we consider the existence of two positive solutions to nonlinear second order three-point singular boundary value problem: -u′′(t) = λf(t, u(t)) for all t ∈ (0, 1) subjecting to u(0) = 0 and αu(η) = u(1), where η∈ (0, 1), α∈ [0, 1), and λ is a positive parameter. The nonlinear term f(t, u) is nonnegative, and may be singular at t = 0, t = 1, and u = 0. By the fixed point index theory and approximation method, we establish that there exists λ* ∈ (0, +∞], such that the above problem has at least two positive solutions for any λ∈ (0, λ*) under certain conditions on the nonlinear term f.     

Sign-changing solutions on a kind of fourth-order Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, we consider the fourth-order Neumann boundary value problem u(4)(t)−2u^″(t)+u(t)=f(t,u(t)) for all t∈[0,1] and subject to u^′(0)=u^′(1)=u^?(0)=u^?(1)=0. Using the fixed point index and the critical group, we establish the existence theorem of solutions that guarantees the problem has at least one positive solution and two sign-changing solutions under certain conditions.     

Positive and sign-changing solutions for fourth-order BVPs with parameters

This paper is concerned with the existence and multiplicity of positive and sign-changing solutions of the fourth-order boundary value problem u ⁽⁴⁾(t)=λ f(t,u(t),u ^′′(t)), 0<t<1,?u(0)?=?u(1)=u ^′′(0)=u ^′′(1)?=0, where f:[0,1]×?→? is continuous, λ∈? is a parameter. By using the fixed-point index theory of differential operators, it is proved that the above boundary value problem has positive, negative and sign-changing solutions for λ being different intervals. As an example, the boundary value problem u ⁽⁴⁾(t)+?η u ^′′(t)??ζu(t)=?λ f(t,u(t)), ?0<t<1,?u(0)=?u(1)=?u ^′′(0)=?u ^′′(1)=0 is also considered and some obtained results are the complement of the known results.     

Necessary conditions for convergence of difference schemes for fractional-derivative two-point boundary value problems

A fractional-derivative two-point boundary value problem of the form \({\tilde{D}}^\delta u=f\) on (0, 1) with Dirichlet boundary conditions is studied. Here \({\tilde{D}}^\delta \) is a Caputo or Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative operator of order \(\delta \in (1,2)\). The discretisation of this problem by an arbitrary difference scheme is examined in detail when u or f is a polynomial. For any convergent difference scheme, it is proved rigorously that the entries of the associated matrix must satisfy certain identities. It is shown that some of these identities are not satisfied by certain well-known schemes from the research literature; this clarifies the type of problem to which these schemes can be applied successfully. The effects of the special boundary condition \(u(0)=0\) and the special right-hand-side condition \(f(0)=0\) are also investigated. This leads, under certain circumstances, to a sharpening of a recently-published finite difference scheme convergence result of two of the authors.     

On the structure of similarity solutions of a differential equation arising from boundary layer problem

We consider an ordinary differential equation with f(0)=a, f^′(0)=1, f^′(∞):=limt→∞f^′(t)=0, where β is a real constant. The given problem may arise from the study of steady free convection flow over a vertical semi-infinite flat plate in a porous medium, or the study of a boundary layer flow over a vertical stretching wall. In this paper, the structure of solutions for the cases of β?−2 is studied. Combining the results of [B. Brighi, T. Sari, Blowing-up coordinates for a similarity boundary layer equation, Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 5 (2005) 929-948; J.-S. Guo, J.-C. Tsai, The structure of solution for a third order differential equation in boundary layer theory, Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 22 (2005) 311-351; J.-C. Tsai, Similarity solutions for boundary layer flows with prescribed surface temperature, Appl. Math. Lett. 21 (1) (2008) 67-73], we conclude that the given problem may possess at most two types solutions for β∈R. Moreover, multiple solutions are also verified for various pairs of (a,β).     

Modified hierarchy basis for solving singular boundary value problems

In this paper, we develop an efficient preconditioning method on the basis of the modified hierarchy basis for solving the singular boundary value problem by the Galerkin method. After applying the preconditioning method, we show that the condition number of the linear system arising from the Galerkin method is uniformly bounded. In particular, the condition number of the preconditioned system will be bounded by 2 for the case q(x)=0 (see Eq. (1) in the paper). Numerical results are presented to confirm our theoretical results.     

On solvability of derivative dependent doubly singular boundary value problems

In this paper we establish existence of solutions of singular boundary value problem ?(p(x)y ^′(x))^′=q(x)f(x,y,py′) for 0<x≤b and $\lim_{x\rightarrow0^{+}}p(x)y^{\prime}(x)=0$ , α ₁ y(b)+β ₁ p(b)y ^′(b)=γ ₁ with p(0)=0 and q(x) is allowed to have integrable discontinuity at x=0. So the problem may be doubly singular. Here we consider $\lim_{x\rightarrow0^{+}}\frac{q(x)}{p'(x)}\neq0$ therefore $\lim_{x\rightarrow0^{+}}p(x)y'(x)=0$ does not imply y′(0)=0 unless $\lim_{x\rightarrow0^{+}}f(x,y(x),p(x)y'(x))=0$ .     

Exact number of positive solutions for semipositone problems

This paper is concerned with the exact number of positive solutions for the boundary value problem ^′(|y^′|^p−2y^′)+λf(y)=0 and y(−1)=y(1)=0, where p>1 and λ>0 is a positive parameter. We consider the case in which both f(u) and g(u)=(p−1)f(u)−uf^′(u) change sign exactly once from negative to positive on (0,∞).