On the construction of upper and lower solutions by the Nagumo method (Q2387948)

The author considers the Dirichlet boundary value problem \[ y''=f(x,y,y'),\quad x\in(a,b),\; y(a)=y_0,\quad y(b)=y_1. \] Provided that the partial derivatives \(f_y\) and \(f_{y'}\) are continuous on a suitable set, the existence of at least one solution lying between a pair of well-ordered lower and upper solutions is proved. Furthermore, some estimates on the first derivative of the solutions are obtained. Finally, it is presented an example for a one parameter problem.