On discrete fourth-order boundary value problems with three parameters (Q847230)

The article deals with the following discrete nonlinear fourth-order boundary value problem \[ \Delta^4 u(t - 2) + \eta \Delta^2 u(t - 1) - \xi u(t) = \lambda f(t,u(t)), \quad t \in {\mathbb Z}[a + 1,b+1], \] \[ u(a) = \Delta^2 u(a - 1) = 0, \qquad u(b + 2) = \Delta^2 u(b + 1) = 0, \] where \(\Delta u(t) = u(t + 1) - u(t)\). Using the classical critical point theory and theory of monotone operators in Banach spaces, the authors describe the intervals for \(\lambda\) such that the boundary value problem under consideration has no nontrivial solutions, has a unique solution, has at least one nontrivial solution, has at least two nontrivial solutions, has at least three nontrivial solutions, has at least \(k\) (\(k \in {\mathbb Z}[1,b - a]\)) distinct pairs of nontrivial solutions.