EXISTENCE, NONEXISTENCE, AND UNIQUENESS FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO A THIRD ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

TitleEXISTENCE, NONEXISTENCE, AND UNIQUENESS FOR POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO A THIRD ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsJI, JUN, YANG, BO
Secondary TitleCommunications in Applied Analysis
Volume14
Issue2
Start Page241
Pagination250
Date Published04/2010
Type of Workscientific: mathematics
ISSN1083–2564
AMS34B18.
Abstract
We consider a third order two point boundary value problem. Some new a priori estimates to positive solutions for the problem are obtained. Sufficient conditions for the existence, nonexistence, and uniqueness of positive solutions for the boundary value problem are established.
URLhttp://www.acadsol.eu/en/articles/14/2/9.pdf
Short TitleTHIRD ORDER BVP
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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