Acta mathematica scientia,Series A ›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 1426-1433.

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Optimal Positive Solutions of a Nonlinear Fourth Order Periodic Boundary Value Problem

  

  1. Center of Mathematics, |China Youth University for Political Sciences, Beijing 100089
  • Received:2007-06-04 Revised:2008-10-15 Online:2009-10-25 Published:2009-10-25

Abstract:

The fourth order periodic boundary value problem u(4)-m4u+F(t, u(τ(t)))=0, 0<t<2π, with u(i)(0)=u(i)(2π), i=0,1, 2, 3,  is studied by using the fixed point theorem in cones, where F:[0, 2π]×R+R+ and τ: [0, 2τi]→[0, 2π] are continuous and  0<m<1. Under suitable conditions on F, it is proved  that the problem  has at least two positive solutions if m ∈  (0, M), where M is the smallest positive root of the equation tan =-tanh , which takes the value 0.7528094 with an error of ±10-7.

Key words: Positive solutions, Periodic boundary value problem, Fixed point theorem

CLC Number: 

  • 34K20
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