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Singular second-order multipoint dynamic boundary value problems with mixed derivatives
Advances in Difference Equations volume 2006, Article number: 054989 (2006)
Abstract
We study a certain singular second-order m-point boundary value problem on a time scale and establish the existence of a solution. The proof of our main result is based upon the Leray-Schauder continuation theorem.
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Bohner, M., Luo, H. Singular second-order multipoint dynamic boundary value problems with mixed derivatives. Adv Differ Equ 2006, 054989 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/ADE/2006/54989
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