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Solutions of second order multi-point boundary value problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2008

JOHN R. GRAEF  and
LINGJU KONG
JOHN R. GRAEF
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, U.S.A.
LINGJU KONG
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, U.S.A.
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Abstract

We consider classes of second order boundary value problems with a nonlinearity f(t, x) in the equations and subject to a multi-point boundary condition. Criteria are established for the existence of nontrivial solutions, positive solutions, and negative solutions of the problems under consideration. The symmetry of solutions is also studied. Conditions are determined by the relationship between the behavior of the quotient f(t, x)/x for x near 0 and ∞ and the largest positive eigenvalue of a related linear integral operator. Our analysis mainly relies on the topological degree and fixed point index theories.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 145 , Issue 2 , September 2008 , pp. 489 - 510
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2008

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