Solvability of a nonlinear fourth-order discrete problem at resonance (Q963955)

The authors consider the nonlinear discrete boundary value problem: \[ \Delta^4 u(t- 2)= \lambda_1 u(t0= f(t,u(t))+ \tau\varphi(t)+\overline h(t),\quad t\in\Pi_2, \] \[ u(1)= u(T+ 1)= \Delta^2 u(0)= \Delta^2 u(T)= 0, \] where \(T\) is an integer with \(T\geq 5\); \(\Pi_2= \{2,3,\dots, T\}\); \(\lambda_1\) is the first eigenvalue of the associated linear eigenvalue problem; \(\varphi(0)\) is the corresponding eigenfunction; \(f:\Pi_2\times\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}\) is continuous and \(|f(t,s)\leq A|s|^\alpha_B\), \(t\in\Pi_2\), \(s\in\mathbb{R}\) for some \(0\leq\alpha< 1\) and \(A,B\in[0,+\infty)\); \(\overline h: \Pi_2\to \mathbb{R}\) with \(\sum^T_{s= 2}\overline h(t)\varphi(t)= 0\). The existence of the solution of the above problem is shown.