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Existence of Positive Solutions for Boundary Value Problems of Nonlinear Functional Difference Equation with -Laplacian Operator

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The existence of positive solutions for boundary value problems of nonlinear functional difference equations with-Laplacian operator is investigated. Sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of at least one positive solution and two positive solutions.

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Yang, S., Shi, B. & Zhang, D. Existence of Positive Solutions for Boundary Value Problems of Nonlinear Functional Difference Equation with -Laplacian Operator. Bound Value Probl 2007, 038230 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/38230

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