Positive Solution of a Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equation Involving Caputo Derivative

This paper is concerned with a nonlinear fractional differential equation involving Caputo derivative. By constructing the upper and lower control functions of the nonlinear term without any monotone requirement and applying the method of upper and lower solutions and the Schauder fixed point theore...

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Main Authors: Changyou Wang, Haiqiang Zhang, Shu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/425408
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Summary:This paper is concerned with a nonlinear fractional differential equation involving Caputo derivative. By constructing the upper and lower control functions of the nonlinear term without any monotone requirement and applying the method of upper and lower solutions and the Schauder fixed point theorem, the existence and uniqueness of positive solution for the initial value problem are investigated. Moreover, the existence of maximal and minimal solutions is also obtained.
ISSN:1026-0226
1607-887X