On some third order nonlinear boundary value problems: Existence, location and multiplicity results

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 339, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1342-1353

  Minhós, Feliz Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambrosetti Prodi problems; Lower and upper solution; Nagumo type conditions; Topological degree

Indexed keywords

EID: 35349006298     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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