Preface |
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1 Introduction to Boundary Value Problems |
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1 | (24) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (16) |
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1.3 Disconjugacy for Equations of Arbitrary Order |
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18 | (7) |
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23 | (2) |
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2 Linear Problems and Green's Functions |
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25 | (24) |
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2.1 Introduction to Linear ODE's |
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25 | (6) |
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31 | (2) |
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2.3 Green's Functions for Linear BVP's |
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33 | (2) |
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2.4 Properties of the Green's Function |
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35 | (14) |
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2.4.1 Second method for constructing the Green's function |
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36 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Another approach using the properties |
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37 | (3) |
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2.4.3 Green's functions for general linear homogeneous BVP's |
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40 | (7) |
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47 | (2) |
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3 Existence of Solutions I |
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49 | (58) |
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3.1 Local Existence Theorems for Solutions of BVP's for the Nonlinear Equation, y" = f(x, y, y') |
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49 | (14) |
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3.2 Linear Second Order Inequalities |
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63 | (12) |
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3.3 Existence of Solutions of BVP's for Nonlinear ODE's |
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75 | (14) |
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3.4 Existence of Solutions of BVP's for Nonlinear Higher Order ODE's |
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89 | (18) |
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105 | (2) |
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4 Existence of Solutions II |
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107 | (28) |
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4.1 Existence of Solutions of BVP's Associated with y"' = f(x, y, y', y") |
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107 | (20) |
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4.2 A Converse of Lemma 4.3 |
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127 | (8) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (14) |
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135 | (6) |
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5.1.1 Uniqueness and existence of solutions by matching |
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136 | (4) |
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5.1.2 Uniqueness and existence of solutions for a larger class of BVP's by matching |
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140 | (1) |
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5.2 Five-Point Nonlocal BVP's for nth Order ODE's by Solution Matching |
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141 | (8) |
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5.2.1 Uniqueness of solutions |
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142 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Existence of solutions |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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6 Comparison of Smallest Eigenvalues |
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149 | (38) |
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6.1 Comparison Theorems for 2-Point Conjugate Eigenvalue Problems |
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149 | (7) |
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6.2 Eigenvalue Comparisons for Nonlocal BVP's |
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156 | (4) |
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6.3 Solutions of Second Order Multi-Point BVP's |
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160 | (27) |
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161 | (7) |
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168 | (17) |
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185 | (2) |
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7 BVP's for Functional Differential Equations |
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187 | (34) |
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7.1 Existence of Solutions for BVP's for Second Order Functional Differential Equations |
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187 | (6) |
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7.2 Periodic Solutions for First Order Functional Differential Equations |
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193 | (6) |
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7.3 Periodic Solutions for Functional Differential Equations with Sign-Changing Nonlinearities |
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199 | (22) |
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7.3.1 Preliminary results |
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200 | (8) |
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208 | (3) |
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7.3.3 Proofs of the existence results |
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211 | (8) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (50) |
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8.1 Positive Solutions for Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems |
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221 | (5) |
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8.1.1 Solutions in the cone |
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222 | (4) |
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8.2 Multiplicity of Positive Solutions |
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226 | (4) |
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8.3 Positive Solutions for Nonlinear Difference Equations |
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230 | (7) |
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8.4 Multiple Symmetric Positive Solutions |
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237 | (4) |
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8.5 Positive Solutions for a Singular Third Order BVP |
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241 | (8) |
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8.5.1 A priori, bounds on norms of solutions |
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245 | (2) |
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8.5.2 Existence of positive solutions |
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247 | (2) |
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8.6 Positive Solutions for Third Order BVP's with p-Laplacian |
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249 | (22) |
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250 | (2) |
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8.6.2 Proofs of the main results |
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252 | (15) |
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267 | (4) |
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9 Boundary Data Smoothness |
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271 | (12) |
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9.1 Differentiation of Solutions with Respect to Boundary Conditions |
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271 | (12) |
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281 | (2) |
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10 Nodal Solutions of BVP's for ODE's |
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283 | (46) |
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10.1 Nodal Solutions of Nonlinear BVP's with Separated BC's |
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283 | (19) |
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284 | (3) |
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10.1.2 Proofs of the main results |
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287 | (15) |
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10.2 Nodal Solutions of Nonlocal BVP's --- I |
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302 | (9) |
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303 | (4) |
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10.2.2 Proofs of the main results |
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307 | (4) |
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10.3 Nodal Solutions of Nonlocal BVP's --- II |
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311 | (18) |
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10.3.1 Existence and nonexistence of nodal solutions |
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313 | (6) |
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10.3.2 Dependence of nodal solutions on the problem |
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319 | (8) |
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327 | (2) |
Index |
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