Upper and Lower Solutions for Impulsive Differential Equations with Application to ODE

In this paper, we establish the existence of upper and lower solutions for a periodic boundary value problems (PBVP for short) of impulsive differential equations. which guarantees the existence of at least one solution for the problem. As an application, these results are applied to PBVP of ODE and some examples are given to illustrate our results.

UPPER AND LOWER SOLUTIONS TO A NONLINEAR SEPARATED BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

This paper is concerned with a third-order nonlinear separated boundary value problem. By the Leray-Schauder degree theory and the method of upper and lower solutions, we obtain the existence of at least three solutions to the problem.

A NOTE ON UPPER AND LOWER SOLUTIONS METHOD FOR FOURTH-ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

In this paper,we deal with a class of boundary value problem.We give the existence of solution under the assumption that there exist lower and upper solutions to the problem.Our result extends and complements the relevant ones which were obtained by many authors previously.

A Generalized Upper and Lower Solution Method for Singular Discrete Boundary Value Problems

This paper presents new existence results for singular discrete boundary value problems. In particular our nonlinearity may be singular in its dependent variable and is allowed to change sign.

Existence of Positive Solutions for a Class of Degenerate and Nondegenerate Stable Diffusion Models

This paper is concerned with a class of degenerate and nondegenerate stable diffusion models.By using the upper and lower solution method and Schauder fixed point principle,the author studies the existence of positive solutions for these stable_diffusion models under some conditions.

On Monotone Method for Second Order Periodic Boundary Value Problems and Periodic Solutions of Functional Difference Equations

In this paper, we show that the method of monotone iterative technique is valid to obtain two monotone sequences that converge uniformly to extremal solutions to second order periodic boundary value problems and periodic solutions of functional difference equations. We obtain some new results under the lower solution α and upper solutionβ with α≤β

Traveling wave solutions in a nonlocal dispersal SIR epidemic model with nonlocal time-delay and general nonlinear incidences

This paper investigates a nonlocal dispersal epidemic model under the multiple nonlocal distributed delays and nonlinear incidence effects.First,the minimal wave speed c*and the basic reproduction number Ro are defined,which determine the existence of traveling wave solutions.Second,with the help of the upper and lower solutions,Schauder's fixed point theorem,and limiting techniques,the traveling waves satisfying some asymptotic boundary conditions are discussed.Specifically,when Ro>1,for every speed c>c^(*) there exists a traveling wave solution satisfying the boundary conditions,and there is no such traveling wave solution for any 0<c<c^(*) when R_(0)>1 or c>0 when R_(0)<1.Finally,we analyze the effects of nonlocal time delay on the minimum wave speed.

EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS FOR THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

In this paper, the existence and uniqueness of solutions for boundary valueproblem x′′′=f(t, x, x′, x″), x(0)=A, x′(0)=B, g(x′(1), x″(1))=0 are studied byusing Volterra type operator and upper and lower solutions. Our results improve someknown works.

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS TO THE HEAT EQUATIONS WITH NONLINEAR BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stability and asymptotic behavior of the time-dependent solutions to a linear parabolic equation with nonlinear boundary condition in relation to their corresponding steady state solutions. Then, the above results are extended to a semilinear parabolic equation with nonlinear boundary condition by analyzing the corresponding eigenvalue problem and using the method of upper and lower solutions.

Existence of Multiple Positive Solutions of Discrete Boundary Value Problem

In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple positive solutions of discrete boundary value problem. The theory of fixed point index is used here to derive the existence theorem.

EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS FOR SECOND-ORDER VECTOR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM OF NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

This paper is concerned with the following second-order vector boundary value problem ：x^R=f（t,Sx,x,x＇）,0〈t〈1,x（0）=A,g（x（1）,x＇（1））=B,where x,f,g,A and B are n-vectors. Under appropriate assumptions,existence and uniqueness of solutions are obtained by using upper and lower solutions method.

The Existence of Positive Solutions for Volterra-Lotka Cooperating Model with Diffusion

In this paper,using the existence and comparison result for the quasi-monotone increasing system developed by C V Pao,the upper and lower solutions principle and an iterative method,we investigate the existence of the positive solutions of the Volterra-Lotka cooperating model.

GLOBAL EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS FOR A STRONGLY COUPLED REACTION-DIFFUSION SYSTEM

This paper is concerned with an Initial Boundary Value Problem (IBVP) for a strongly coupled semilinear reaction-diffusion system. By using the upper and lower solutions method and Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem and so on, the authors prove the global existence and uniqueness of a. smooth. solution for this IBVP under some appropriate conditions.

Traveling waves in nonlocal diffusion systems with delays and partial quasi-monotonicity

This paper is devoted to the study of a three-dimensional delayed system with nonlocal diffusion and partial quasi-monotonicity. By developing a new definition of upper-lower solutions and a new cross iteration scheme, we establish some existence results of traveling wave solutions. The results are applied to a nonlocal diffusion model which takes the three-species Lotka-Volterra model as its special case.

Existence of Non-trivial Nonnegative Periodic Solutions for a Nonlinear Diffusion System

In this paper, by the method of upper and lower solutions, we establish the existence of the non-trivial nonnegative periodic solutions for a class of degenerate diffusion system arising from dynamics of biological groups.

An Upper and Lower Solution Theory for the Problem(G′(y))′+f(t,y)=0 on Finite and Infinite Intervals

A new upper and lower solution theory is presented for the second order problem （G＇（y））＇＋ f（t, y） = 0 on finite and infinite intervals. The theory on finite intervals is based on a Leray-Schauder alternative, where as the theory on infinite intervals is based on results on the finite interval and a diagonalization process.

Existence results and behavior analysis for nonlinear age-dependent population dynamics problems with conformable fractional operator

In this paper,we investigate the existence of solutions and analyze the large-time behavior for Gurtin-Maccamy population model involving conformable fractional derivatives.As a preliminary step,we construct a generic structure of the solution associated with our proposed model by utilizing some basic properties and tools of conformable fractional calculus.We establish the existence of a unique solution of the given model with the given initial conditions.At last,by using the upper and lower solutions for the characteristic equation,we define the upper and lower boundaries for the obtained solution and describe the large-time behavior of the total population.

EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS OF SOLUTIONS FOR NONLINEAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS OF VOLTERRA－HAMMERSTEIN TYPE INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

In this paper, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of solutions for nonlinear boundary value problem s of the form v″= f(l,v,v′,T′v,T1v,T2v), v(0) = A, g(v(1),v'(1)) = 0with Volterra and Hammerstein operators, by means of upper and lower solutions method.

NEW EXISTENCE RESULTS OF POSITIVE SOLUTION FOR A CLASS OF NONLINEAR FRACTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this article, the existence and uniqueness of positive solution for a class of nonlinear fractional differential equations is proved by constructing the upper and lower control functions of the nonlinear term without any monotone requirement. Our main method to the problem is the method of upper and lower solutions and Schauder fixed point theorem. Finally, we give an example to illuminate our results.

Periodic Boundary Value Problem for Functional Differential Equations with Impulses

Aim To investigate the periodic boundary value problem for functional differential equations with impulses. Methods The method of upper and lower solutions and the monotone iterative technique were used to establish our results. Results and Conclusion The results of the existence of maximal and minimal solutions of the periodic boundary value problem for functional differential equations with impulses are obtained.