Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of discrete conjugate boundary value problems

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-183

  Agarwal, R P ^a   Bohner, M ^b   Wong, P J Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

DISCRETE CONJUGATE BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; POSITIVE SOLUTIONS;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS;

EID: 0033177638     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(99)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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