Even order nonlinear eigenvalue problems on a measure chain

  • Authors:
  • Lingju Kong;Qingkai Kong

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL;Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

  • Venue:
  • Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

We consider the even order nonlinear eigenvalue problem (-1)muΔ2m (t) = λf(t,u,(σ(t))), uΔ2i (0) = uΔ2i (σ(1)) = 0, 0 ≤ i ≤ m - 1, on a measure chain T. Results on existence and nonexistence of positive solutions are obtained for λ evaluated in different intervals. Under certain assumptions, the complete scenario for all λ 0 is established. Our work develops and improves many known results in the literature even for the case that T is the real number line. We also interpret our general results on measure chains to the discrete case which yields a new set of conditions for the existence and nonexistence of positive solutions of eigenvalue problems for difference equations.