Applied Mathematics LettersVolume 13, Issue 3, April 2000, Pages 1-7Three symmetric positive solutions for a second-order boundary value problemAuthor links open overlay panelR.I. Avery, J. HendersonShow moreShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0893-9659(99)00177-9Get rights and contentUnder an Elsevier user licenseopen archiveAbstractFor the second-order boundary value problem, y″ + f(y) = 0, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1, y(0) = 0 = y(1), where f: R → [0, ∞), growth conditions are imposed on f which yield the existence of at least three symmetric positive solutions.Previous article in issueNext article in issueKeywordsBoundary value problemGreen's functionMultiple solutionsRecommended articlesCited by (0)Copyright © 2000 Published by Elsevier Ltd.