Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations

In this paper, we investigate positive solutions of boundary value problems for a general second-order nonlinear difference equation, which includes a Jacobi operator and a parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><...

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Main Authors: Ruoyi Liu, Zhan Zhou
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description In this paper, we investigate positive solutions of boundary value problems for a general second-order nonlinear difference equation, which includes a Jacobi operator and a parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>λ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>. Based on the critical point theory, we obtain the existence of three solutions for the boundary value problem. Then, we establish a strong maximum principle for this problem and obtain some determined open intervals of the parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>λ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> for the existence of at least two positive solutions. In the end, we give two examples to illustrate our main results.
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spelling doaj-art-40d4cf582b534eceaf3074fbafa2d0c42024-12-13T16:27:41ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902024-11-011223377010.3390/math12233770Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference EquationsRuoyi Liu0Zhan Zhou1School of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaIn this paper, we investigate positive solutions of boundary value problems for a general second-order nonlinear difference equation, which includes a Jacobi operator and a parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>λ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>. Based on the critical point theory, we obtain the existence of three solutions for the boundary value problem. Then, we establish a strong maximum principle for this problem and obtain some determined open intervals of the parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>λ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> for the existence of at least two positive solutions. In the end, we give two examples to illustrate our main results.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/12/23/3770boundary value problemtwo positive solutionscritical point theorynonlinear difference equations
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Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
Mathematics
boundary value problem
two positive solutions
critical point theory
nonlinear difference equations
title Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
title_full Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
title_fullStr Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
title_full_unstemmed Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
title_short Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Problems for General Second-Order Nonlinear Difference Equations
title_sort positive solutions of boundary value problems for general second order nonlinear difference equations
topic boundary value problem
two positive solutions
critical point theory
nonlinear difference equations
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/12/23/3770
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