Upper and lower solutions method for even order two point boundary value problems. (Q1414930)

The author considers the following two-point boundary value problem \[ u^{(2k)}= f(t, u,u'',\dots, u^{(2k- 2)}), u^{(2j-2)}(0)= 0,\;u^{(2j- 2)}(1)= 0,\quad j=1,\dots, k,\tag{1} \] where \(f: [0,1]\times \mathbb{R}^k\to \mathbb{R}\) is continuous. The author shows the existence of solutions to problem (1) in the case when upper and lower solutions of problem (1) are known.