Global bifurcation for 2mth-order boundary value problems and infinitely many solutions of superlinear problems

We consider the boundary value problem

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Multiple positive solutions for superlinear second order singular boundary value problems with derivative dependence

The existence of at least two positive solutions is presented for the singular second-order boundary value problem
{1/p（t）（ p（t）x′（t））′＋Φ（t）f（t,x（t）,p（t）x′（t））=0,0〈t〈1,
limt→0 p（t）x′（t）=0,x（1）=0
by using the fixed point index, where f may be singular at x = 0 and px ′= 0.     

Multiple positive solutions to superlinear periodic boundary value problems with repulsive singular forces

The existence of multiple positive solutions to superlinear periodic boundary value problems with repulsive singular forces is discussed in this paper. Our nonlinearity may be singular in its dependent variable and our analysis relies on a nonlinear alternative of Leray-Schauder type and on a fixed point theorem in cones.     

Existence of nontrivial solutions for superlinear three-point boundary value problems

In this paper, we investigate the existence of nontrivial solutions for some superlinear second order three-point boundary value problems by applying new fixed point theorems in ordered Banach spaces with the lattice structure derived by Sun and Liu.     

Nonexistence and Existence of Multiple Positive Solutions for Superlinear Three-point Boundary Value Problems via Index Theory

This paper discusses both the nonexistence of positive solutions for second-order three-point boundary value problems when the nonlinear term f（t, x, y） is superlinear in y at y = 0 and the existence of multiple positive solutions for second-order three-point boundary value problems when the nonlinear term f（t, x,y） is superlinear in x at ＋∞.     

Positive solutions to superlinear singular boundary value problems

New existence results are presented for the second-order equation y″ + f(t,y) = 0, 0<t<1 with Dirichlet or mixed boundary data. In our theory the nonlinearity f is allowed to change sign. Singularities at y = 0, t = 0 and t = 1 are discussed.     

Multiple positive solutions of superlinear elliptic problems with sign-changing weight

We study the existence of multiple positive solutions for a superlinear elliptic PDE with a sign-changing weight. Our approach is variational and relies on classical critical point theory on smooth manifolds. A special care is paid to the localization of minimax critical points.     

Positive solutions for second-order superlinear repulsive singular Neumann boundary value problems

In this paper we establish the multiplicity of positive solutions to second-order superlinear repulsive singular Neumann boundary value problems. It is proved that such a problem has at least two positive solutions under reasonable conditions. Our nonlinearity may be repulsive singular in its dependent variable and superlinear at infinity. The proof relies on a nonlinear alternative of Leray-Schauder type and on Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem on compression and expansion of cones.      

Positive solutions of superlinear semipositone singular Dirichlet boundary value problems

In this paper, we study a class of superlinear semipositone singular second order Dirichlet boundary value problem. A sufficient condition for the existence of positive solution is obtained under the more simple assumptions.     

Existence of positive solutions of superlinear second-order Neumann boundary value problem

In this paper, we consider the Neumann boundary value problem

     

Multiple positive solutions to a singular boundary value problem for a superlinear Emden-Fowler equation

A multiplicity result for the singular ordinary differential equation y^″+λx⁻²yσ=0, posed in the interval (0,1), with the boundary conditions y(0)=0 and y(1)=γ, where σ>1, λ>0 and γ?0 are real parameters, is presented. Using a logarithmic transformation and an integral equation method, we show that there exists Σ^?∈(0,σ/2] such that a solution to the above problem is possible if and only if λγσ−1?Σ^?. For 0<λγσ−1<Σ^?, there are multiple positive solutions, while if γ=(λ⁻¹Σ^?)^1/(σ−1) the problem has a unique positive solution which is monotonic increasing. The asymptotic behavior of y(x) as x→⁰⁺ is also given, which allows us to establish the absence of positive solution to the singular Dirichlet elliptic problem −Δu=d⁻²(x)uσ in Ω, where Ω⊂RN, N?2, is a smooth bounded domain and d(x)=dist(x,∂Ω).     

Existence of positive solutions for fractional boundary value problems

In this paper, by introducing a new operator, improving and generating a p-Laplace operator for some $p > 1$, we discuss the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions to the four point boundary value problems of nonlinear fractional differential equations. Our results extend some recent works in the literature.     

Uniqueness of positive solutions for Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems

Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of positive solutions of singular Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems

where and , are established.

     

Uniqueness of positive solutions for quasilinear boundary value problems

Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of positive solutions of boundary value problems for quasilinear differential equations of the type

(|u′|^m−2u′)′ + f(t,u,u′)=0, m 2

are established. These problems arise, for example, in the study of the m-Laplace equation in annular regions.     

Finitely many solutions for a class of boundary value problems with superlinear convex nonlinearity

We consider the nonlinear Sturm-Liouville problem –u = f(u) + h in (0, 1), u(0) = u(1) = 0, where h L²(0,1) and f is a positive convex nonlinearity with superlinear growth at infinity. Our main result establishes that the above boundary value problem admits a finite number of solutions but it cannot have infinitely many solutions.Received: 8 July 2004