Existence and uniqueness of solutions for initial value problems for second order ordinary differential equations in Banach spaces (Q1307977)

The authors deal with the initial value problem \[ x''= f(t,x,x'),\quad\text{for a.e. }t\in J,\quad x(0)= a,\;x'(0)= b, \] in a real Banach space \(E\) with an order introduced by a normal cone \(K\); \(f:J\times E^2\to E\), \(J= [0,T]\). Over standard assumptions and the assumption about the existence of the scalar majorant problem, it is assumed that \(\gamma(f(t, D_1,D_2))\leq h(t)(\gamma(D_1)+ \gamma(D_2))\) \((t\in J)\), where \(\gamma\) is the Kuratowski noncompactness measure. The authors prove existence and uniqueness results for the problem above. Their reasoning is based on the construction of monotone iterative sequences, estimated the unknown solution from below and above and convergent in the case of regular cone.