Positive Solutions for Boundary Value Problem of Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equation

We are concerned with the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for the nonlinear fractional boundary value problem: D0+αu(t)+λa(t) f(u(t))=0, 0<t<1,  u(0)=u′(0)=u′(1)=0, where 2<α<3 is a real number and D0+α is the standard Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. Our anal...

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Main Author: Moustafa El-Shahed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/10368
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Summary:We are concerned with the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions for the nonlinear fractional boundary value problem: D0+αu(t)+λa(t) f(u(t))=0, 0<t<1,  u(0)=u′(0)=u′(1)=0, where 2<α<3 is a real number and D0+α is the standard Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. Our analysis relies on Krasnoselskiis fixed point theorem of cone preserving operators. An example is also given to illustrate the main results.
ISSN:1085-3375
1687-0409