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Positive solution of system of third-order boundary value problem with three-point and integral boundary conditions. (English) Zbl 1321.34039

Summary: This paper is concerned with the nonlinear third-order boundary value problem \[ u_i'''(t) + f_i(t, u_1(t), \dots, u_n(t), u_1'(t), \dots, u_n'(t)) = 0, \quad 0 < t < 1 \] with three-point and integral conditions \[ \begin{cases} u_i(0)= \int_0^1 h_{1,i}(s,u_1(s), \dots, u_n(s))ds, \\ u_i'(0)=0, \\ \alpha_iu_i'(1) = \beta_iu_i(\eta_i) + \int_0^1 h_{2,i}(s,u_1(s), \dots, u_n(s))ds, \end{cases} \] where \(i \in \{1, \dots, n\}\), \(\alpha_i > 0\), \(\beta_i > 0\), \(1 > \eta_i \geq 0\), \(2 \alpha_i > \beta_i \eta_i^2\), \(f_i : [0, 1] \times \mathbb R^n \times \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R\), for all \(k \in \{1, 2\}\), \(h_{k,i} : [0, 1] \times \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R\) are continuous functions. By using Guo-Krasnosel’skii fixed point theorem in cone, we discuss the existence of positive solution of this problem. We also prove nonexistence of positive solution and we give some examples to illustrate our results.

MSC:

34B18 Positive solutions to nonlinear boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
34B15 Nonlinear boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
34B27 Green’s functions for ordinary differential equations
34B10 Nonlocal and multipoint boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
47N20 Applications of operator theory to differential and integral equations