Eigenvalue problems for systems of nonlinear boundary value problems on time scales (Q2472261)

The authors investigate two-dimensional systems of dynamic equation \[ u^{\Delta\Delta}(t)+\lambda a(t)f(v(\sigma(t))=0, \quad v^{\Delta\Delta}(t)+\lambda b(t)g(u(\sigma(t))=0 \] on a time scale \({\mathbb T}\subseteq[0,1]\), which are equipped with the boundary conditions \[ u(0)=0=u(\sigma^2(1)), \quad v(0)=0=v(\sigma^2(1)). \] Using a Guo-Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorem in cones, the authors determine values for the real parameter \(\lambda\) (the eigenvalue) such that there exist solutions \(u,v\) with positive components on the time scale interval \((0,\sigma^1(1))_{\mathbb T}\). The corresponding results are formulated in two theorems.