International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

An existence result of three solutions for a $\mathbf{2n}$-th-order boundary-value problem

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Mathematics‎, ‎Science and Research Branch‎, ‎Islamic Azad University‎, ‎Tehran‎, ‎Iran

2 Department of Mathematics‎, ‎Faculty of Mathematical Sciences‎, ‎University of Mazandaran‎, ‎Babolsar‎, ‎Iran

3 Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

‎In this paper‎, ‎we establish the existence of at least three weak solutions for some one-dimensional $2n$-th-order equations in a bounded domain‎. ‎A particular case and a concrete example are then presented‎.

Keywords

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 12, Issue 1
May 2021
Pages 679-691
  • Receive Date: 06 November 2018
  • Revise Date: 12 March 2019
  • Accept Date: 14 August 2019