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Continuous and discrete boundary value problems on the infinite interval: existence theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Ravi P. Agarwal
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260.
Donal O'regan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Abstract

This paper presents existence criteria for continuous and discrete boundary value problems on the infinite interval, using the notion of upper and lower solution.

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Copyright © University College London 2001

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