Boundary Value Problems 
Volume 2006 (2006), Article ID 23875, 12 pages
doi:10.1155/BVP/2006/23875

Uniqueness of solutions for fourth-order nonlocal boundary value problems

Johnny Henderson and Ding Ma

Department of Mathematics, Baylor University, Waco 76798-7328, TX, USA

Received 19 January 2006; Accepted 22 January 2006

Abstract

Uniqueness implies uniqueness relationships are examined among solutions of the fourth-order ordinary differential equation, y(4)=f(x,y,y,y,y), satisfying 5-point, 4-point, and 3-point nonlocal boundary conditions.