Existence results for boundary value problems with non-linear fractional differential equations

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 851-863

  Benchohra, Mouffak ^a   Graef, John R ^b   Hamani, Samira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

26A33; Boundary value problem; Caputo fractional derivative; Existence; Fixed point; Fractional integral; Integral conditions; Uniqueness

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249117112     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810802307579     Document Type: Article

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