Some new existence results for fractional difference equations (Q2429746)

The author is interested in the discrete fractional boundary value problem \[ -\Delta^{\nu}\,y(t)=f(t+\nu-1,y(t+\nu-1)),\qquad y(\nu-2)=A,\qquad y(\nu+b+1)=B, \] where \(t\in[0,b+1]\cap\mathbb{N}_0\), \(\nu\in(1,2]\), and \(A,B\) are given constants. Conditions guaranteeing the existence of at least one positive solution or at least two positive solutions of the boundary value problem with \(A=B=0\) and also at least one solution of the boundary value problem for any \(A,B\) are established. Finally, two theorems concerning the existence of a unique solution of the boundary value problem with \(A=B=0\) are proven.