Multiplicity results for three-point boundary value problems with a non-well-ordered upper and lower solution condition

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 189-200

  Xian, Xu ^a   O'Regan, Donal ^b   Jingxian, Sun ^a  

^a JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Non well ordered upper and lower solutions; The fixed point index; Three point boundary value problem

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NON-WELL-ORDERED UPPER AND LOWER SOLUTIONS; THE FIXED POINT INDEX; THREE-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS;

EID: 33748983428     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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