On positive solutions to nonlocal fractional and integer-order difference equations

Applicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-132

  Goodrich, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary value problem; Discrete fractional calculus; Nonlocal boundary conditions; Positive solution; Sign changing coeffcients

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953326334     PISSN: 14528630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AADM110111001G     Document Type: Article

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