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Nonlinear boundary value problem

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Characterization Of Partial Derivatives With Respect To Boundary Conditions For Solutions Of Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems For Nth Order Differential Equations, Jeffrey W. Lyons, Johnny Henderson Jan 2009

Characterization Of Partial Derivatives With Respect To Boundary Conditions For Solutions Of Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems For Nth Order Differential Equations, Jeffrey W. Lyons, Johnny Henderson

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Under certain conditions, solutions of the nonlocal boundary value problem, y(n) = f(x, y, y', ... , y(n- 1)), y(xi) = Yi for 1 £ i £ n- 1, and y(xn) - Σmk=1 Υiy (ni) = y n, are differentiated with respect to boundary conditions, where a < X1 < X2 < · · · < Xn-1 < n1 < · · · < nm < Xn < b, r1, ... , rm, Y1, ... , Yn ∈ R .