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Non-linear boundary value problems on the semi-infinite interval: an upper and lower solution approach

Part of: Geometry of numbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Ravi P. Agarwal  and
Donal O'Regan
Ravi P. Agarwal
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FI 32901-6975, U.S.A.
Donal O'Regan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Abstract

Existence criteria are presented for non-linear boundary value problems on the half line. In particular, the theory includes a problem in the theory of colloids and a problem arising in the unsteady flow of a gas through a semi-infinite porous medium.

MSC classification

Secondary: 11H31: Lattice packing and covering
Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematika , Volume 49 , Issue 1-2 , June 2002 , pp. 129 - 140
Copyright
Copyright © University College London 2002

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