Existence of positive solutions to some nonlinear singular boundary value problems on finite and infinite intervals (Q2367650)

The paper deals with the existence of positive continuously differentiable solutions for the problems: a) \(y''=f(x,y,y')\), \(0<x<X\), \(\lim_{x\downarrow 0}y(x)=0\), \(y(X)=a>0\); b) \(y''=f(x,y,y')\), \(0<x\), \(y(0)=0\), \(y(\infty)=a>0\), where \(f\) may be singular at \(y=0\). The case where \(f\) is singular at \(x=0\) as well at \(y=0\) is also considered. The tools are the a priori bounds technique and the topological transversality theorem of Granas.