Abstract:

Non-negative definite Lyapunov functionals are employed to obtain sufficient conditions that guarantee the exponential asymptotic stability and uniform exponential asymptotic stability of the zero solution of nonlinear functional differential systems. The theory is applied to Volterra integro-differential equations in the form of proposition examples.

Paper's Title:

Positive Solution For Discrete Three-Point Boundary Value Problems

Author(s):

Wing-Sum Cheung And Jingli Ren

Institute of Systems Science,
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing 100080, P.R. China
renjl@mx.amss.ac.cn

Abstract:

This paper is concerned with the existence of positive solution to the discrete three-point boundary value problem

,

where , and f is allowed to change sign. By constructing available operators, we shall apply the method of lower solution and the method of topology degree to obtain positive solution of the above problem for on a suitable interval. The associated Green’s function is first given.

Paper's Title:

Positive Periodic Time-Scale Solutions for Functional Dynamic Equations

Author(s):

Douglas R. Anderson and Joan Hoffacker

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN 56562 USA
andersod@cord.edu
URL: http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634 USA
johoff@clemson.edu
URL: http://www.math.clemson.edu/facstaff/johoff.htm

Abstract:

Using Krasnoselskii's fixed point theorem, we establish the existence of positive periodic solutions to two pairs of related nonautonomous functional delta dynamic equations on periodic time scales, and then extend the discussion to higher-dimensional equations. Two pairs of corresponding nabla equations are also provided in an analogous manner.

Paper's Title:

Positive Solutions for Systems of Three-point Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems

Author(s):

J. Henderson and S. K. Ntouyas

Department of Mathematics, Baylor University
Waco, Texas
76798-7328 USA.
Johnny_Henderson@baylor.edu
URL: http://www3.baylor.edu/~Johnny_Henderson

Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina
451 10 Ioannina,
Greece.
sntouyas@cc.uoi.gr
URL: http://www.math.uoi.gr/~sntouyas

Abstract:

Values of λ are determined for which there exist positive solutions of the system of three-point boundary value problems, u''(t)+ λa(t)f(v(t))=0, v''(t)+λb(t)g(u(t))=0, for 0 < t <1, and satisfying, u(0) = 0, u(1)=α u(η), v(0) = 0, v(1)=α v(η). A Guo-Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorem is applied.