On a discrete fractional three-point boundary value problem

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-415

  Goodrich, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brouwer theorem; discrete fractional calculus; Green's function; multipoint boundary value problem; positive solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953294826     PISSN: 10236198     EISSN: 15635120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236198.2010.503240     Document Type: Article

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