Multiple solutions for 2mth order Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems on a measure chain

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 417-429

  Henderson, Johnny ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary value problem; Measure chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000048891     PISSN: 10236198     EISSN: 15635120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236190008808238     Document Type: Article

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