Positive solutions to boundary value problems with nonlinear boundary conditions (Q644211)

The author considers the boundary value problem \[ y^{\Delta\Delta}=-\lambda f(t,y^\sigma(t)), \] subject to the boundary conditions \[ y(a)=\phi(y) \text{ and }y(\sigma^2(b))=0. \] They give the form of solutions of the boundary value problem, and apply cone theoretic tools to prove that the problem has at least one positive solution. At the end of this paper, some examples are worked out to illustrate the main results.