## Abstract and Applied Analysis

### Existence and Uniqueness of Solution to Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems with Sign-Changing Green’s Function

#### Abstract

By using the cone theory and the Banach contraction mapping principle, the existence and uniqueness results are established for nonlinear higher-order differential equation boundary value problems with sign-changing Green’s function. The theorems obtained are very general and complement previous known results.

#### Article information

Source
Abstr. Appl. Anal., Volume 2013, Special Issue (2013), Article ID 640183, 7 pages.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 26 February 2014

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1393443517

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1155/2013/640183

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3121401

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
07095203

#### Citation

Zhang, Peiguo; Liu, Lishan; Wu, Yonghong. Existence and Uniqueness of Solution to Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems with Sign-Changing Green’s Function. Abstr. Appl. Anal. 2013, Special Issue (2013), Article ID 640183, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2013/640183. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1393443517

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