Multiple positive solutions of four point boundary value problems for finite difference equations†

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-68

  Tian, Yu ^a   Ma, Dexiang ^a   Ge, Weigao ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite difference equation; Fixed point theorem; Multiplicity; Positive solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444435206     PISSN: 10236198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236190500376342     Document Type: Article

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