scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1296843

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The author deals with the solvability of the nonlinear singular BVP \[ u^{(n)}+a(t)f(u)=0,\quad 0<t<1,\qquad u^{(k)}(0)=0=u(1),\quad k=0,\dots,n-2,\tag{*} \] where \(a\) is positive and continuous for \(t\in (0,1)\) (with possible singularities at \(t=0\) and \(t=1\)) and the nonlinearity \(f\) is nonnegative and continuous for \(u\geq 0\). A typical result is the following statement: Suppose that the nonlinearity \(f\) satisfies the conditions \[ \lim_{x\to 0}{f(x)\over x}=0, \quad \lim_{x\to \infty}{f(x)\over x}=\infty, \quad \text{and}\quad \int_0^1 t(1-t)^{n-1}a(t) dt<\infty. \] Then \text{ (*)} has at least one positive solution. The results are proved using the Krasnoselskij fixed point theorem for a map in an ordered Banach space, and are motivated by \textit{P. W. Eloe} and \textit{J. Henderson} [Nonlinear Anal., Theory Methods Appl. 28, No. 10, 1669-1680 (1997; Zbl 0871.34015)].











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