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Positive solutions to indefinite Neumann problems when the weight has positive average

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2015-11-12 v1

Abstract

We deal with positive solutions for the Neumann boundary value problem associated with the scalar second order ODE u"+q(t)g(u)=0,t[0,T], u" + q(t)g(u) = 0, \quad t \in [0, T], where g:[0,+[Rg: [0, +\infty[\, \to \mathbb{R} is positive on ]0,+[\,]0, +\infty[\, and q(t)q(t) is an indefinite weight. Complementary to previous investigations in the case 0Tq(t)<0\int_0^T q(t) < 0, we provide existence results for a suitable class of weights having (small) positive mean, when g(x)<0g'(x) < 0 at infinity. Our proof relies on a shooting argument for a suitable equivalent planar system of the type x=y,y=h(x)y2+q(t), x' = y, \qquad y' = h(x)y^2 + q(t), with h(x)h(x) a continuous function defined on the whole real line.

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@article{arxiv.1511.03584,
  title  = {Positive solutions to indefinite Neumann problems when the weight has positive average},
  author = {Alberto Boscaggin and Maurizio Garrione},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.03584},
  year   = {2015}
}

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17 pages, 3 figures

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