Multiple solutions to a three-point boundary value problem for higher-order ordinary differential equations

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1207-1218

  Du, Zengji ^a   Liu, Wenbin ^b   Lin, Xiaojie ^a  

^a JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Degree theory; Higher order differential equations; Multiple solutions; Three point boundary value problems; Upper and lower solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447336970     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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