Nonlinear boundary value problems for discontinuous delayed differential equations

In this paper nonlinear boundary value problems for discontinuous delayed differen- tial equations are considered. Some existence and boundedness results of solutions are obtained via the method of upper and lower solutions, which may be discontinuous. Our analysis can be applied to those phenomena from physics and control theory which have been successfully described by delayed differential equations with discontinuous functions, such as electric, pneu- matic, and hydraulic networks. It is also an important step to precede the design of control signals when finite-time or practical stability control are concerned.     

Discrete non-linear inequalities and applications to boundary value problems

In this paper, we generalize some existing discrete Gronwall-Bellman-Ou-Iang-type inequalities to more general situations. These are in turn applied to study the boundedness, uniqueness, and continuous dependence of solutions of certain discrete boundary value problem for difference equations.     

Positive solution of singular Dirichlet boundary value problems for second order differential equation system

This paper investigates the existence of positive solutions of singular Dirichlet boundary value problems for second order differential system. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of C[0,1]×C[0,1] positive solutions as well as C¹[0,1]×C¹[0,1] positive solutions is given by means of the method of lower and upper solutions and the fixed point theorems. Our nonlinearity fi(t,x₁,x₂) may be singular at x₁=0, x₂=0, t=0 and/or t=1, i=1,2.     

Nonexistence and existence results for a class of fourth‐order difference Dirichlet boundary value problems

This paper is concerned with a class of fourth‐order nonlinear difference equations. By using the critical point theory, we establish various sets of sufficient conditions of the nonexistence and existence of solutions for Dirichlet boundary value problems and give some new results. Our results successfully complement the existing ones. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fixed point theorems of upper semicontinuous multivalued mappings with applications in hyperconvex metric spaces

In the present paper, we establish two fixed point theorems for upper semicontinuous multivalued mappings in hyperconvex metric spaces and apply these to study coincidence point problems and minimax problems.     

Singular problems motivated from classical upper and lower solutions

General existence criteria are presented for nonlinear singular boundary value problems. Our nonlinearity may be singular in both the dependent and independent variable. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On existence and stability of solutions for higher order semilinear Dirichlet problems

We provide existence and stability results for semilinear Dirichlet problems with nonlinearity satisfying general growth conditions. We consider the case when both the coefficients of the differential operator and the nonlinear term depend on the numerical parameter. We show applications for the fourth order semilinear Dirichlet problem.     

Dead cores of singular Dirichlet boundary value problems with ϕ-Laplacian

The paper discusses the existence of positive solutions, dead core solutions and pseudodead core solutions of the singular Dirichlet problem (ϕ(u′))′ = λf(t, u, u′), u(0) = u(T) = A. Here λ is the positive parameter, A > 0, f is singular at the value 0 of its first phase variable and may be singular at the value A of its first and at the value 0 of its second phase variable. This work was supported by grant no. A100190703 of the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and by the Council of Czech Government MSM 6198959214.     

Multiple positive solutions of Dirichlet 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 Dirichlet boundary value problem with impulse effects. The main results here is the generalization of Liu and Li [L. Liu, F.Y. Li, Multiple positive solution of nonlinear two-point boundary value problems, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 203 (1996) 610-625] for ordinary differential equations. Existence is established via the theory of fixed point index in cones.     

Second-order boundary value problems with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions (II)

Sufficient conditions are given for the existence of solutions of the following nonlinear boundary value problem with nonhomogeneous multi-point boundary condition

We prove that the whole plane is divided by a “continuous decreasing curve” Γ into two disjoint connected regions Λ^E and Λ^N such that the above problem has at least one solution for (λ₁,λ₂)Γ, has at least two solutions for (λ₁,λ₂)Λ^EΓ, and has no solution for (λ₁,λ₂)Λ^N. We also find explicit subregions of Λ^E where the above problem has at least two solutions and two positive solutions, respectively.     

An existence theorem for systems of boundary value problems

We prove an existence theorem for , , in , using the shooting method. The function is supposed to be asymptotically linear.

     

Transition-layer solutions of quasilinear elliptic boundary blow-up problems and dirichlet problems

We study profiles of positive solutions for quasilinear elliptic boundary blow-up problems and Dirichlet problems with the same equation:

The uniqueness of solutions to discrete, vector, two-point boundary value problems

Difference equations which may arise as discrete approximations to two-point boundary value problems for systems of second-order, ordinary differential equations are investigated and conditions are formulated under which solutions to the discrete problem are unique. Some existence, uniqueness implies existence, and convergence theorems for solutions to the discrete problem are also presented.     

Numerical methods for fourth‐order nonlinear elliptic boundary value problems

The aim of this article is to present several computational algorithms for numerical solutions of a nonlinear finite difference system that represents a finite difference approximation of a class of fourth‐order elliptic boundary value problems. The numerical algorithms are based on the method of upper and lower solutions and its associated monotone iterations. Three linear monotone iterative schemes are given, and each iterative scheme yields two sequences, which converge monotonically from above and below, respectively, to a maximal solution and a minimal solution of the finite difference system. This monotone convergence property leads to upper and lower bounds of the solution in each iteration as well as an existence‐comparison theorem for the finite difference system. Sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of the solution and some techniques for the construction of upper and lower solutions are obtained, and numerical results for a two‐point boundary‐value problem with known analytical solution are given. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 17:347–368, 2001