Some two-point problems for second order integro-differential equations with argument deviations (Q2178765)

The authors analyse the solvability of the second order linear integro-differential equation \[ u^{\prime\prime}(t) = p_0(t)u(t) + p_1(t) u(\tau_1(t)) + \int_a^b p(t,s) u(\tau(s))\,ds + q(t) \] on \(I= [a,b]\), as well as the nonlinear differential equation of the form \[ u''(t)=F(u)(t), \] where the continuous operator \(F\colon C^1(I, {\mathbb R})\to L^\infty(I, {\mathbb R})\) satisfies the condition \[ \sup\{|F(v)(\cdot)|\colon\ \|v\|_{C^1}\leq r\}\in L^\infty(I, {\mathbb R}_{+})\quad \mbox{for}\ r>0. \] Such equations are equipped with the Dirichlet boundary conditions \[ u(a)=c_1,\quad u(b)=c_2 \] or the mixed boundary conditions \[ u(a)=c_1,\quad u^\prime(b)=c_2. \] In the above, \(c_1, c_2 \in {\mathbb R}\), \(p \in L^\infty(I\times I, {\mathbb R})\), \(p_0, p_1, q \in L^\infty(I, {\mathbb R})\), \(\tau_1, \tau : I \to I\) are measurable functions. Conditions are obtained for the unique solvability of the above problems, and their interconnections with previous known results are also discussed.