Existence of positive solutions for nth-order periodic difference equations

This paper is devoted to the study of difference equations coupled with periodic boundary value conditions. We deduce the existence of at least one positive solution provided that the nonlinear part of the equation satis_es some monotonicity assumptions and the existence of a positive upper solution...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cabada Fernández, Alberto, Ferreiro Darriba, Juan Bosco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/39525
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39525
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Periodic boundary value problem
nth order difference equations
Non-zero fixed point
Positive solutions
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Sumario:This paper is devoted to the study of difference equations coupled with periodic boundary value conditions. We deduce the existence of at least one positive solution provided that the nonlinear part of the equation satis_es some monotonicity assumptions and the existence of a positive upper solution. The result is obtained from a new _xed point theorem based on the classical Krasnoselskii's cone expansion/contraction theorem and the constant sign properties of the related Green's function.