Abstract
By using a new fixed-point theorem introduced by Avery and Peterson (2001), we obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three positive solutions for the equation
Research Article | Open Access
Existence of Triple Positive Solutions for Second-Order Discrete Boundary Value Problems
Received20 Sept 2006
Accepted14 Nov 2006
Published04 Jan 2007
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Copyright © 2007 Yanping Guo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.