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In this paper, we consider a higher order p-Laplacian boundary value problem
where \(n\ge 1\) and \(k\in (0, \frac{\pi }{2})\) is a constant. By applying fixed point index theory, we derive sufficient conditions for the existence of positive solutions to the boundary value problem.
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Prasad, K.R., Sreedhar, N. & Wesen, L.T. Existence of Positive Solutions for Higher Order p-Laplacian Boundary Value Problems. Mediterr. J. Math. 15, 19 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-017-1064-x
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