Existence and boundary behavior for singular nonlinear differential equations with arbitrary boundary conditions (Q2371836)

The authors are concerned with the existence of solutions for semilinear ordinary differential equations, where the linear part is a formally self-adjoint second order differential expression. The problem is treated in a suitable Hilbert space setup. The abstract theory is applied to the study of a vibrating semi-infinite string equipped with a ``nonlinear denoising filter''.