On multiple fixed-sign solutions of a discrete system with Hermite boundary conditions

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-110

  Henderson, Johnny ^a   Wong, Patricia J Y ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boundary value problems; Fixed sign solutions; System of difference equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344655936     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2004.04.048     Document Type: Article

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