A singular third-order 3-point boundary-value problem with nonpositive Green's function
Date
2007-11-13
Authors
Palamides, Alex P.
Veloni, Anastasia
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Texas State University-San Marcos, Department of Mathematics
Abstract
We find a Green's function for the singular third-order three-point BVP
u‴(t) = -α(t)ƒ(t, u(t)), u(0) = u′(1) = u″(η) = 0
where 0 ≤ η < 1/2. Then we apply the classical Krasnosel'skii's fixed point theorem for finding solutions in a cone. Although this problem Green's function is not positive, the obtained solution is still positive and increasing. Our techniques rely on a combination of a fixed point theorem and the properties of the corresponding vector field.
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Three-point singular boundary-value problem, Fixed point in cones, Third-order differential equation, Positive solution, Green's function, Vector field
Citation
Palamides, A. P., & Veloni, A. N. (2007). A singular third-order 3-point boundary-value problem with nonpositive Green's function. <i>Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, 2007</i>(151), pp. 1-13.
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