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Positive Solutions For Higher Order Ordinary Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson Jan 1995

Positive Solutions For Higher Order Ordinary Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Solutions that are positive with respect to a cone are obtained for the boundary value problem, u(n) + a(t)f(u) = 0, u(i)(0) = u(n−2)(1) = 0, 0 _ i _ n − 2, in the cases that f is either superlinear or sublinear. The methods involve application of a _xed point theorem for operators on a cone.


Multipoint Boundary Value Problems For Functional Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson, Denise Taunton Jan 1995

Multipoint Boundary Value Problems For Functional Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson, Denise Taunton

Mathematics Faculty Publications

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Stability Properties And Integrability Of The Resolvent Of Linear Volterra Equations, Muhammad Islam, Paul W. Eloe Jan 1995

Stability Properties And Integrability Of The Resolvent Of Linear Volterra Equations, Muhammad Islam, Paul W. Eloe

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Integrability of the resolvent and the stability properties of the zero solution of linear Volterra integrodifferential systems are studied. In particular, it is shown that, the zero solution is uniformly stable if and only if the resolvent is integrable in some sense. It is also shown that, the zero solution is uniformly asymptotically stable if and only if the resolvent is integrable and an additional condition in terms of the resolvent and the kernel is satisfied. Finally, the integrability of the resolvent is obtained under an explicit condition.


Singular Boundary Value Problems For Quasi-Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson Jan 1995

Singular Boundary Value Problems For Quasi-Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Johnny Henderson

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Solutions are obtained of boundary value problems for Lny+f(x,L0y,…,Ln−2y), satisfying L2y(0)=Ln−1y(1)=0, 0≤i≤n−2, where Li, denotes the ith quasiderivative, and where f(x,y1,…,yn−1) has singularities at yi=0, 1≤i≤n−1.


A Note On Reordering Ordered Topological Spaces And The Existence Of Continuous, Strictly Increasing Functions, Joe Mashburn Jan 1995

A Note On Reordering Ordered Topological Spaces And The Existence Of Continuous, Strictly Increasing Functions, Joe Mashburn

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The origin of this paper is in a question that was asked of the author by Michael Wellman, a computer scientist who works in artificial intelligence at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He wanted to know if, starting with Rn and its usual topology and product partial order, he could linearly reorder every finite subset and still obtain a continuous function from Rn into R that was strictly increasing with respect to the new order imposed on Rn. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the structural characteristics of ordered topological spaces …