Abstract :
We consider the second order nonlinear differential equation
View the MathML source(p(t)u′(t))′=f(t,u(t),u′(t)),a.e. in (0,∞),
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satisfying two sets of boundary conditions:
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and
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where f:[0,∞)×R2→Rf:[0,∞)×R2→R is Carathéodory with respect to L1[0,∞)L1[0,∞), p∈C[0,∞)∩C1(0,∞)p∈C[0,∞)∩C1(0,∞) and p(t)>0p(t)>0 for all t≥0t≥0. We obtain the existence of at least one solution using the Leray–Schauder Continuation Principle.