Abstract
We study boundary value problems associated with singular, strongly nonlinear differential equations with functional terms of type
$$\big({\it \Phi}(k(t)\,x'(t))\big)' + f(t,{{\mathcal{G}}}_x(t))\,\rho(t, x'(t)) = 0,$$
on a compact interval [a, b]. These equations are quite general due to the presence of a strictly increasing homeomorphism Φ, the so-called Φ-Laplace operator, of a non-negative function k, which may vanish on a set of null measure, and moreover of a functional term Gx. We look for solutions, in a suitable weak sense, which belong to the Sobolev space W1,1([a, b]). Under the assumptions of the existence of a well-ordered pair of upper and lower solutions and of a suitable Nagumo-type growth condition, we prove an existence result by means of fixed point arguments.
Boundary value problems for strongly nonlinear equations under a Wintner-Nagumo growth condition