Boundary value problems for second order integro-differential equations of Fredholm type (Q1923452)

A two-point boundary value problem for a second order integro-differential equation of Fredholm type of the form \[ -u''(t)=f \bigl(t,u(t) [Ku](t)\bigr), \quad t\in I= [a,b], \] \[ u(a)=A,\;u(b)=B,\;f\in C(I\times \mathbb{R}^2,\mathbb{R}), \quad [Ku](t) = \int^b_ak(t,s)u(s)ds,\;k\in C(J)\;J=I \times I \] is considered. The problem is solved by the use of the monotone iterative technique and upper and lower solutions to the problem. A boundary value problem for a fourth order ordinary differential equation is transformed into a suitable second order integro-differential equation.