Positive solutions for systems of nonlinear discrete boundary value problems

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 895-912

  Henderson, J ^a   Ntouyas, S K ^b   Purnaras, I K ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Discrete generalized three point boundary value problems; Eigenvalue problem; Positive solutions; System of differential equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449397020     PISSN: 10236198     EISSN: 15635120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236190802350649     Document Type: Article

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