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We consider nonlocal equations of the general form

\begin{equation} \left(a*u''\right)(\cdot)+\lambda f\big(\cdot,u(\cdot)\big)=0.\nonumber \end{equation}

By developing a Green's function representation for the solution of the boundary value problem we study existence, uniqueness, and qualitative properties (e.g., positivity or monotonicity) of solutions to these problems. We apply our methods to fractional order differential equations. We also demonstrate an application of our methodology both to convolution equations with nonlocal boundary conditions as well as those with a nonlocal term in the convolution equation itself.

It is proved that a function is nondecreasing if it is Baire one and Darboux and fulfills Lusin’s condition (N), and if its derivative is non-negative for almost every point at which the function is derivable. Using this result, a process to formulate various results on the existence and the valuation of indeterminate forms via various monotonicity theorems is illustrated. In particular, the ordinary Bernoulli-L’Hospital rule and some of its variations obtained recenty by A. M. Ostrowski are generalized.

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Existence and monotonicity of nonlocal boundary value problems: the one-dimensional case

A Monotonicity Theorem and a Bernoulli-L’Hospital-Ostrowski Rule

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Existence and monotonicity of nonlocal boundary value problems: the one-dimensional case

A Monotonicity Theorem and a Bernoulli-L’Hospital-Ostrowski Rule