Comparison results for first order linear operators with reflection and periodic boundary value conditions (Q692827)

The authors are mainly concerned with the study of the first-order differential operator \(x'(t) + m x(-t)\) with periodic boundary conditions. They describe the spectrum of this operator and obtain the expression of the Green's function; in particular, they establish the validity of maximum or anti-maximum principles. Finally, they provide applications of the linear theory to the solvability of a class of nonlinear periodic boundary value problem with reflection.