On a fractional-order p-Laplacian boundary value problem at resonance on the half-line with two dimensional kernel

In this work, we consider the solvability of a fractional-order p-Laplacian boundary value problem on the half-line where the fractional differential operator is nonlinear and has a kernel dimension equal to two. Due to the nonlinearity of the fractional differential operator, the Ge and Ren extension of Mawhin’s coincidence degree theory is applied to obtain existence results for the boundary value problem at resonance. Two examples are used to validate the established results.

On resonant mixed Caputo fractional differential equations

The purpose of this study is to discuss the existence of solutions for a boundary value problem at resonance generated by a nonlinear differential equation involving both right and left Caputo fractional derivatives. The proofs of the existence of solutions are mainly based on Mawhin’s coincidence degree theory. We provide an example to illustrate the main result.

Quasilinearization and boundary value problems at resonance

A quasilinearization algorithm is developed for boundary value problems at resonance. To do so, a standard monotonicity condition is assumed to obtain the uniqueness of solutions for the boundary value problem at resonance. Then the method of upper and lower solutions and the shift method are applied to obtain the existence of solutions. A quasilinearization algorithm is developed and sequences of approximate solutions are constructed, which converge monotonically and quadratically to the unique solution of the boundary value problem at resonance. Two examples are provided in which explicit upper and lower solutions are exhibited.