doi:10.1016/j.aml.2007.02.019
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A periodic boundary value problem with vanishing Green’s function
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John R. Graefa,
,
, Lingju Konga,
and Haiyan Wangb, 
aDepartment of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403–2598, USA
bDepartment of Mathematical Sciences and Applied Computing, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85069–7100, USA
Received 30 January 2007;
accepted 8 February 2007.
Available online 25 May 2007.
Abstract
In this work, the authors consider the boundary value problem
and establish the existence of nonnegative solutions in the case where the associated Green’s function may have zeros. The results are illustrated with an example.
Keywords: Existence of nonnegative solutions; Krasnosel’skii’s theorem; Periodic boundary value problem; Vanishing Green’s function

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