Existence of solutions for first-order multi-point problems with changing-sign nonlinearity

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-666

  Anderson, Douglas R ^a  

^a and Exercise Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone; Fixed point theorem; Positive solutions; Time scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949092930     PISSN: 10236198     EISSN: 15635120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236190701736682     Document Type: Article

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