Triple solutions for a nonlocal functional boundary value problem by leggett–williams theorem

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 957-970

  Karakostas, G L ^a   Mavridis, K G ^a   Tsamatos, P C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: 34K10; Boundary value problems; Functional differential equation; Leggett Williams fixed point theorem; Positive solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064777573     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810410001724571     Document Type: Article

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