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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION OF SINGULARLY PERTURBED PROBLEM FOR A NONLINEAR SINGULAR EQUATION

The singularly perturbed initial value problem for a nonlinear singular equation is considered. By using a simple and special method the asymptotic behavior of solution is studied.

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.

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.

Existence and Uniqueness of Positive Solutions for Some Singular Boundary Value Problems with Linear Functional Boundary Conditions

By using the upper and lower solution method and fixed point theory, we investigate some nonlinear singular second-order differential equations with linear functional boundary conditions. The nonlinear term f（t, u） is nonincreasing with respect to u, and only possesses some integrability. We obtain the existence and uniqueness of the C[0, 1] positive solutions as well as the C1 [0, 1] positive solutions.

THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR SINGULARLY PERTURBED BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

Third order singulary perturbed boundary value problem by means of differential inequality theories is studied. Based on the given results of second order nonlinear boundary value problem, the upper and lower solutions method of third order nonlinear boundary value problems by making use of Volterra type integral operator was established. Specific upper and lower solutions were constructed, and existence and asymptotic estimates of solutions under suitable conditions were obtained. The result shows that it seems to be new to apply these techniques to solving these kinds of third order singularly perturbed boundary value problem. An example is given to demonstrate the applications.

BLOW-UP IN A FRACTIONAL LAPLACIAN MUTUALISTIC MODEL WITH NEUMANN BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

In this paper,a fractional Laplacian mutualistic system under Neumann boundary conditions is studied.Using the method of upper and lower solutions,it is proven that the solutions of the fractional Laplacian strong mutualistic model with Neumann boundary conditions will blow up when the intrinsic growth rates of species are large.

ASYMPTOTIC BEHMIOUR IN A REACTION-DIFFUSION SYSTEM

This paper proves the asymptotic behaviour for a class of reaction-diffusionsystem in bacteriology by using duality technique, semigroup theorem, Lp--estimates andupper and lower solutions method.

Nonlinear boundary value problems for discontinuous delayed differential equations

In this paper nonlinear boundary value problems for discontinuous delayed differen- tial equations are considered. Some existence and boundedness results of solutions are obtained via the method of upper and lower solutions, which may be discontinuous. Our analysis can be applied to those phenomena from physics and control theory which have been successfully described by delayed differential equations with discontinuous functions, such as electric, pneu- matic, and hydraulic networks. It is also an important step to precede the design of control signals when finite-time or practical stability control are concerned.

EXISTENCE OF BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS FOR TFD EQUATION IN QUANTUM MECHANICS

TFD ( Thomas-Fermi-Dirac) equation in quantum mechanics is established. The existence theorems of the solutions are obtained by singular boundary value problem theory of ordinary differential equation and upper and lower solution method.