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In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear fractional m-point boundary value problem
where \(D_{0+}^{\alpha}\) is the standard Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. By the properties of the Green function, the lower and upper solution method and fixed-point theorem in partially ordered sets, some new existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to the above boundary value problem are established. As applications, examples are presented to illustrate the main results.
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Liang, S., Zhang, J. Existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to m-point boundary value problem for nonlinear fractional differential equation. J. Appl. Math. Comput. 38, 225–241 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12190-011-0475-2
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Keywords
- Fractional differential equation
- Partially ordered sets
- Fixed-point theorem
- Lower and upper solution method
- Positive solution