On a class of second-order anti-periodic boundary value problems (Q1206965)

The paper deals with second-order boundary value problems like (i) \(- u''(t)+au'(t)+Au(t)\ni f(t)\), \(0<t<T\); (ii) \(u(0)=-u(T)\), \(u'(0)=-u'(T)\), with an odd \(m\)-accretive multivalued operator \(A\). Existence and uniqueness are discussed under the assumption that the Banach space \(X\) and its dual are sufficiently smooth. Then, (ii) is replaced by \(u(0)=- u(T)\), \(u'(0)+u'(T)\in\alpha(u(0))\) or \(u(0)+u(T)\in\beta(u'(0))\), \(u'(0)=-u'(T)\), where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are maximal monotone operators acting in \(X\). The case of time-dependent coefficients in \(u'(t)\) and \(u''(t)\) is also studied. Finally, the authors consider the problem (i)-- (ii) in a Hilbert space where the nonlinear operator \(A\) depends on \(t\). The investigations rely on the theory of \(m\)-accretive operators. Some examples of boundary value problems for ordinary and partial differential equations are also given.