Positive solutions for a beam equation on a nonlinear elastic foundation

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1195-1201

  To Fu Ma, ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elastic beam; Maximum principle; Positive solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444251241     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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