Existence and uniqueness of positive solutions for a singular fractional three-point boundary value problem (Q448820)

Summary: We investigate the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions for the following singular fractional three-point boundary value problem \(D^\alpha_{0^+}u(t) + f(t, u(t)) = 0, 0 < t < 1, u(0) = u'(0) = u''(0) = 0, u''(1) = \beta u''(\eta)\), where \(3 < \alpha \leq 4, D^\alpha_{0^+}\) is the standard Riemann-Liouville derivative and \(f : (0, 1] \times [0, \infty) \rightarrow [0, \infty)\) with \(\lim_{t \rightarrow 0^+} f(t, \cdot) = \infty\) (i.e., \(f\) is singular at \(t = 0\)). Our analysis relies on a fixed point theorem in partially ordered metric spaces.