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POSITIVE SOLUTIONS OF HIGHER-ORDER BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2005

Lingju Kong
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2888, USA ([email protected]; [email protected])
Qingkai Kong
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2888, USA ([email protected]; [email protected])
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Abstract

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We consider a class of even-order boundary-value problems with nonlinear boundary conditions and an eigenvalue parameter $\lambda$ in the equations. Sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence and non-existence of positive solutions of the problems for different values of $\lambda$.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 2005