Multiple positive solutions for a functional second-order boundary value problem

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 567-577

  Karakostas, G L ^a   Mavridis, K G ^a   Tsamatos, P Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boundary value problems; Functional second order differential equations; Positive solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038455819     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-247X(03)00174-4     Document Type: Article

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