# Positive solutions of $n$th-order $m$-point boundary value problems

Document Type: Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Mathematics‎, ‎Ege University‎, ‎Bornova‎, ‎35100 Izmir‎, ‎Turkey.

2 Neuroscience Institute‎, ‎Georgia State University‎, ‎Atlanta‎, ‎Georgia‎, ‎30303 USA; Department of Mathematics‎, ‎Gazi University‎, ‎Teknikokullar‎, ‎06500 Ankara‎, ‎Turkey.

Abstract

‎In this paper‎, ‎by using four functionals fixed point theorem‎, ‎we obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of‎ ‎at least one positive solution of an $n$th-order $m$-point boundary value problem‎. ‎As an application‎, ‎we give an example to demonstrate our main result.

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### History

• Receive Date: 11 December 2013
• Revise Date: 18 August 2015
• Accept Date: 15 September 2015