Existence of solutions to first-order periodic boundary value problems

This article investigates the existence of solutions to boundary value problems (BVPs) involving systems of first-order ordinary differential equations and two-point, periodic boundary conditions. The methods involve novel differential inequalities and fixed-point theory to yield new theorems guaranteeing the existence of at least one solution.     

Extremal solutions of second order nonlinear periodic boundary value problems

We study a periodic boundary value problem for a nonlinear ordinary differential equation of second order when the nonlinearity is given by a Carathéodory function. We generalize the monotone iterative method to cover the fully nonlinear case.     

Positive solutions of even order system periodic boundary value problems

We study a class of even order system boundary value problems with periodic boundary conditions. A series of criteria are obtained for the existence of one, two, any arbitrary number, and even a countably infinite number of positive solutions. Criteria for the nonexistence of positive solutions are also derived. As for the second order case, our results extend, improve, and supplement those in the literature for scalar and system boundary value problems. Several examples are given to demonstrate the applications. Moreover, we obtain conditions for system periodic boundary value problems of a different form to have nontrivial solutions by transforming our main results to such problems.     

Pseudo almost periodic solutions to parabolic boundary value inverse problems

We first define the pseudo almost periodic functions in a more general setting.Then we show the existence,uniqueness and stability of pseudo almost periodic solutions of parabolic inverse problems for a type of boundary value problems.     

Triple positive periodic solutions of nonlinear singular second-order boundary value problems

This paper studies the positive solutions of the nonlinear second-order periodic boundary value problem u″(t) + λ(t)u(t) = f(t,u(t)),a.e.t ∈ [0,2π],u(0) = u(2π),u′(0) = u′(2π),where f(t,u) is a local Carath′eodory function.This shows that the problem is singular with respect to both the time variable t and space variable u.By applying the Leggett–Williams and Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorems on cones,an existence theorem of triple positive solutions is established.In order to use these theorems,the exact a priori estimations for the bound of solution are given,and some proper height functions are introduced by the estimations.     

Positive solutions to periodic boundary value problems involving nonlinear operators of Meir-Keeler-type

We establish fixed point theorems for mixed monotone operators of Meir-Keeler type on ordered Banach spaces through projective metric. As applications, we use the fixed point theorems obtained in this paper to study the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions for different classes of nonlinear problems which include two-order two-point boundary value problems and fourth-order two-point boundary value problems for elastic beam equations.     

Banach空间四阶周期边值问题正解的存在性

讨论了Banach空间E中的四阶周期边值问题:( u(4)(t)??u00(t)+′u(t)= f(t; u(t));06 t 61; u(i)(0)= u(i)(1); i =0;1;2;3正解的存在性,其中f :[0;1]￡ P ! P连续, P为E的正元锥,?;′2 R且满足0<′<(?2+2?2)2;?>?2?2;′?4+??2+1>0:通过非紧性测度的估计技巧与凝聚映射的不动点指数理论获得了该问题正解的存在性结果.     

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.     

Properties of the set of positive solutions to Dirichlet boundary value problems with time singularities

The paper investigates the structure and properties of the set S of all positive solutions to the singular Dirichlet boundary value problem u″(t) + au′(t)/t ? au(t)/t ² = f(t, u(t),u′(t)), u(0) = 0, u(T) = 0. Here a ∈ (?∞,?1) and f satisfies the local Carathéodory conditions on [0,T]×D, where D = [0,∞)×?. It is shown that S _c = {u ∈ S: u′(T) = ?c} is nonempty and compact for each c ≥ 0 and S = ∪ _c≥0 S _c . The uniqueness of the problem is discussed. Having a special case of the problem, we introduce an ordering in S showing that the difference of any two solutions in S _c ,c≥ 0, keeps its sign on [0,T]. An application to the equation v″(t) + kv′(t)/t = ψ(t)+g(t, v(t)), k ∈ (1,∞), is given.     

Multiple positive solutions of periodic boundary value problems for second order impulsive differential equations

This paper is devoted to study the existence of multiple positive solutions for the second order periodic boundary value problem with impulse effects. The main results here are the generalization of Jiang [Daqing Jiang, On the existence of positive solutions to second order periodic BVPs, Acta Math. Sci. 18 (1998) 31–35] for ordinary differential equations. Existence is established via the theory of fixed point index in cones.