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Hindawi Publishing Corporation BoundaryValue Problems Volume 2009, Article ID 362983, 16 pages doi:10.1155/2009/362983 Research ArticleExistenceandUniquenessofSolutionsforHigher-OrderThree-PointBoundaryValue Problems Minghe Pei 1 and Sung Kag Chang 2 1 Department of Mathematics, Bei Hua University, JiLin 132013, China 2 Department of Mathematics, Yeungnam University, Kyongsan 712-749, South Korea Correspondence should be addressed to Sung Kag Chang, skchang@ynu.ac.kr Received 5 February 2009; Accepted 14 July 2009 Recommended by Kanishka Perera We are concerned with the higher-order nonlinear three-pointboundaryvalue problems: x n ft, x, x , ,x n−1 ,n ≥ 3, with the three point boundary conditions gxa,x a, ,x n−1 a 0; x i bμ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3; hxc,x c, ,x n−1 c 0, where a<b<c,f: a, c × R n → R −∞, ∞ is continuous, g, h : R n → R are continuous, andμ i ∈ R,i 0, 1, ,n − 3are arbitrary given constants. The existenceanduniqueness results are obtained by using the method of upper and lower solutions together with Leray-Schauder degree theory. We give two examples to demonstrate our result. Copyright q 2009 M. Pei and S. K. Chang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1. Introduction Higher-orderboundaryvalue problems were discussed in many papers in recent years; for instance, see 1–22 and references therein. However, most of all the boundary conditions in the above-mentioned references are for two-point boundary conditions 2–11, 14, 17–22,and three-pointboundary conditions are rarely seen 1, 12, 13, 16, 18. Furthermore works for nonlinear three point boundary conditions are quite rare in literatures. The purpose of this article is to study the existenceanduniquenessofsolutionsfor higher order nonlinear three point boundaryvalue problem x n f t, x, x , ,x n−1 ,n≥ 3, 1.1 2 BoundaryValue Problems with nonlinear three point boundary conditions g x a ,x a , ,x n−1 a 0, x i b μ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3, h x c ,x c , ,x n−1 c 0, 1.2 where a<b<c, f : a, c × R n → R −∞, ∞ is a continuous function, g,h : R n → R are continuous functions, and μ i ∈ R,i 0, 1, ,n− 3 are arbitrary given constants. The tools we mainly used are the method of upper and lower solutionsand Leray-Schauder degree theory. Note that for t he cases of a b or b c in the boundary conditions 1.2, our theorems hold also true. However, for brevity we exclude such cases in this paper. 2. Preliminary In this section, we present some definitions and lemmas that are needed to our main results. Definition 2.1. αt,βt ∈ C n a, c are called lower and upper solutionsof BVP 1.1, 1.2, respectively, if α n t ≥ f t, α t ,α t , ,α n−1 t ,t∈ a, c , g α a ,α a , ,α n−1 a ≤ 0, α i b ≤ μ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3, h α c ,α c , ,α n−1 c ≤ 0, β n t ≤ f t, β t ,β t , ,β n−1 t ,t∈ a, c , g β a ,β a , ,β n−1 a ≥ 0, β i b ≥ μ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3, h β c ,β c , ,β n−1 c ≥ 0. 2.1 Definition 2.2. Let E be a subset of a, c × R n . We say that ft, x 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 satisfies the Nagumo condition on E if there exists a continuous function φ : 0, ∞ → 0, ∞ such that f t, x 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 ≤ φ | x n−1 | , t, x 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 ∈ E, ∞ 0 sds φ s ∞. 2.2 Lemma 2.3 see 10. Let f : a, c × R n → R be a continuous function satisfying the Nagumo condition on E t, x 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 ∈ a, c × R n : γ i t ≤ x i ≤ Γ i t ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2 , 2.3 BoundaryValue Problems 3 where γ i t, Γ i t : a, c → R are continuous functions such that γ i t ≤ Γ i t ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2,t∈ a, c . 2.4 Then there exists a constant r>0 (depending only on γ n−2 t, Γ n−2 t and φt such that every solution xt of 1.1 with γ i t ≤ x i t ≤ Γ i t ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2,t∈ a, c 2.5 satisfies x n−1 ∞ ≤ r. Lemma 2.4. Let φ : 0, ∞ → 0, ∞ be a continuous function. Then boundaryvalue problem x n x n−2 φ x n−1 ,t∈ a, c , 2.6 x n−2 a x i b x n−2 c 0,i 0, 1, ,n− 3 2.7 has only the trivial solution. Proof. Suppose that x 0 t is a nontrivial solution of BVP 2.6, 2.7. Then there exists t 0 ∈ a, c such that x n−2 0 t 0 > 0orx n−2 0 t 0 < 0. We may assume x n−2 0 t 0 > 0. There exists t 1 ∈ a, c such that max t∈ a,c x n−2 0 t : x n−2 0 t 1 > 0. 2.8 Then x n−1 0 t 1 0, x n 0 t 1 ≤ 0. From 2.6 we have 0 ≥ x n 0 t 1 x n−2 0 t 1 φ x n−1 0 t 1 > 0, 2.9 which is a contradiction. Hence BVP 2.6, 2.7 has only the trivial solution. 3. Main Results We may now formulate and prove our main results on the existenceanduniquenessofsolutionsfor nth-order three point boundaryvalue problem 1.1, 1.2. Theorem 3.1. Assume that i there exist lower and upper solutions αt,βt of BVP 1.1, 1.2, respectively, such that −1 n−i α i t ≤ −1 n−i β i t ,t∈ a, b ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2, α i t ≤ β i t ,t∈ b, c ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2; 3.1 4 BoundaryValue Problems ii ft, x 0 , ,x n−1 is continuous on a, c×R n , −1 n−i ft, x 0 , ,x n−1 is nonincreasing in x i i 0, 1, ,n− 3 on D b a , and ft, x 0 , ,x n−1 is nonincreasing in x i i 0, 1, ,n− 3 on D c b and satisfies the Nagumo condition on D c a ,where ϕ i t min α i t ,β i t ,ψ i t max α i t ,β i t ,i 0, ,n− 2, D b a t, x 0 , ,x n−1 ∈ a, b × R n : ϕ i t ≤ x i ≤ ψ i t ,i 0, ,n− 2 , D c b t, x 0 , ,x n−1 ∈ b, c × R n : ϕ i t ≤ x i ≤ ψ i t ,i 0, ,n− 2 , D c a t, x 0 , ,x n−1 ∈ a, c × R n : ϕ i t ≤ x i ≤ ψ i t ,i 0, ,n− 2 ; 3.2 iii gx 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 is continuous on R n , and −1 n−i gx 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 is nonincreasing in x i i 0, 1, ,n− 3 and nondecreasing in x n−1 on n−2 i0 ϕ i a,ψ i a × R; iv hx 0 ,x 1 , ,x n−1 is continuous on R n , and nonincreasing in x i i 0, 1, ,n− 3 and nondecreasing in x n−1 on n−2 i0 ϕ i c,ψ i c × R. Then BVP 1.1, 1.2 has at least one solution xt ∈ C n a, c such that for each i 0, 1, ,n− 2, −1 n−i α i t ≤ −1 n−i x i t ≤ −1 n−i β i t ,t∈ a, b , α i t ≤ x i t ≤ β i t ,t∈ b, c . 3.3 Proof. For each i 0, 1, ,n− 2 define w i t, x ⎧ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎩ ψ i t ,x>ψ i t , x, ϕ i t ≤ x ≤ ψ i t , ϕ i t ,x<ϕ i t , 3.4 where ϕ i tmin{α i t,β i t}, ψ i tmax{α i t,β i t}. For λ ∈ 0, 1, we consider the auxiliary equation x n t λf t, w 0 t, x t , ,w n−2 t, x n−2 t ,x n−1 t x n−2 t − λw n−2 t, x n−2 t φ x n−1 t , 3.5 where φ is given by the Nagumo condition, with the boundary conditions x n−2 a λ w n−2 a, x n−2 a − g w 0 a, x a , ,w n−2 a, x n−2 a ,x n−1 a , x i b λμ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3, x n−2 c λ w n−2 c, x n−2 c − h w 0 c, x c , ,w n−2 c, x n−2 c ,x n−1 c . 3.6 BoundaryValue Problems 5 Then we can choose a constant M n−2 > 0 such that −M n−2 <α n−2 t ≤ β n−2 t <M n−2 ,t∈ a, c , 3.7 f t, α t , ,α n−2 t , 0 − M n−2 α n−2 t φ 0 < 0,t∈ a, c , f t, β t , ,β n−2 t , 0 M n−2 − β n−2 t φ 0 > 0,t∈ a, c , 3.8 α n−2 a − g α a , ,α n−2 a , 0 <M n−2 , β n−2 a − g β a , ,β n−2 a , 0 <M n−2 , 3.9 α n−2 c − h α c , ,α n−2 c , 0 <M n−2 , β n−2 c − h β c , ,β n−2 c , 0 <M n−2 . 3.10 In the following, we will complete the proof in four steps. Step 1. Show that every solution xt of BVP 3.5, 3.6 satisfies x n−2 t <M n−2 ,t∈ a, c , 3.11 independently of λ ∈ 0, 1. Suppose that the estimate |x n−2 t| <M n−2 is not true. Then there exists t 0 ∈ a, c such that x n−2 t 0 ≥ M n−2 or x n−2 t 0 ≤−M n−2 . We may assume x n−2 t 0 ≥ M n−2 . There exists t 1 ∈ a, c such that max t∈ a,c x n−2 t : x n−2 t 1 ≥ M n−2 > 0 . 3.12 There are three cases to consider. Case 1 t 1 ∈ a, c. In this case, x n−1 t 1 0andx n t 1 ≤ 0. For λ ∈ 0, 1,by3.8,weget the following contradiction: 0 ≥ x n t 1 λf t 1 ,w 0 t 1 ,x t 1 , ,w n−2 t 1 ,x n−2 t 1 ,x n−1 t 1 x n−2 t 1 − λw n−2 t 1 ,x n−2 t 1 φ x n−1 t 1 λf t 1 ,w 0 t 1 ,x t 1 , ,w n−3 t 1 ,x n−3 t 1 ,β n−2 t 1 , 0 x n−2 t 1 − λβ n−2 t 1 φ 0 ≥ λ f t 1 ,β t 1 , ,β n−2 t 1 , 0 M n−2 − β n−2 t 1 φ 0 > 0, 3.13 6 BoundaryValue Problems andfor λ 0, we have the following contradiction: 0 ≥ x n t 1 x n−2 t 1 φ 0 ≥ M n−2 φ 0 > 0. 3.14 Case 2 t 1 a. In this case, max t∈ a,c x n−2 t : x n−2 a ≥ M n−2 > 0 , 3.15 and x n−1 a ≤ 0. For λ 0, by 3.6 we have the following contradiction: 0 <M n−2 ≤ x n−2 a 0. 3.16 For λ ∈ 0, 1,by3.9 and condition iii we can get the following contradiction: M n−2 ≤ x n−2 a , λ w n−2 a, x n−2 a − g w 0 a, x a , ,w n−2 a, x n−2 a ,x n−1 a , ≤ λ β n−2 a − g β a , ,β n−2 a , 0 <M n−2 . 3.17 Case 3 t 1 c. In this case, max t∈ a,c x n−2 t : x n−2 c ≥ M n−2 > 0 , 3.18 and x n−1 c ≥ 0. For λ 0, by 3.6 we have the following contradiction: 0 <M n−2 ≤ x n−2 c 0. 3.19 For λ ∈ 0, 1,by3.10 and condition iv we can get the following contradiction: M n−2 ≤ x n−2 c , λ w n−2 c, x n−2 c − h w 0 c, x c , ,w n−2 c, x n−2 c ,x n−1 c ≤ λ β n−2 c − h β c , ,β n−2 c , 0 <M n−2 . 3.20 By 3.6, the estimates x i t <M i : c − a M i1 μ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3,t∈ a, c 3.21 are obtained by integration. BoundaryValue Problems 7 Step 2. Show that there exists M n−1 > 0 such that every solution xt of BVP 3.5, 3.6 satisfies x n−1 t <M n−1 ,t∈ a, c , 3.22 independently of λ ∈ 0, 1. Let E { t, x 0 , ,x n−1 ∈ a, c × R n : | x i | ≤ M i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2 } , 3.23 and define the function F λ : a, c × R n → R as follows: F λ t, x 0 , ,x n−1 λf t, w 0 t, x 0 , ,w n−2 t, x n−2 ,x n−1 x n−2 − λw n−2 t, x n−2 φ | x n−1 | . 3.24 In the following, we show that F λ t, x 0 , ,x n−1 satisfies the Nagumo condition on E, independently of λ ∈ 0, 1. In fact, since f satisfies the Nagumo condition on D c a , we have | F λ t, x 0 , ,x n−1 | λf t, w 0 t, x 0 , ,w n−2 t, x n−2 ,x n−1 x n−2 − λw n−2 t, x n−2 φ | x n−1 | ≤ 1 2M n−2 φ | x n−1 | : φ E | x n−1 | . 3.25 Furthermore, we obtain ∞ 0 s φ E s ds ∞ 0 s 1 2M n−2 φ s ds ∞. 3.26 Thus, F λ satisfies the Nagumo condition on E, independently of λ ∈ 0, 1.Let γ i t −M i , Γ i t M i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2,t∈ a, c . 3.27 By Step 1 and Lemma 2.3, there exists M n−1 > 0 such that |x n−1 t| <M n−1 for t ∈ a, c. Since M n−2 and φ E do not depend on λ, the estimate |x n−1 t| <M n−1 on a, c is also independent of λ. Step 3. Show that for λ 1, BVP 3.5, 3.6 has at least one solution x 1 t. Define the operators as follows: L : C n a, c ⊂ C n−1 a, c −→ C a, c × R n , 3.28 8 BoundaryValue Problems by Lx x n t ,x n−2 a ,x b , ,x n−3 b ,x n−2 c , N λ : C n−1 a, c −→ C a, c × R n , 3.29 by N λ x F λ t, x t , ,x n−1 t ,A λ ,λμ 0 , ,λμ n−3 ,C λ , 3.30 with A λ : λ w n−2 a, x n−2 a − g w 0 a, x a , ,w n−2 a, x n−2 a ,x n−1 a C λ : λ w n−2 c, x n−2 c − h w 0 c, x c , ,w n−2 c, x n−2 c ,x n−1 c . 3.31 Since L −1 is compact, we have the following compact operator: T λ : C n−1 a, c −→ C n−1 a, c , 3.32 defined by T λ x L −1 N λ x . 3.33 Consider the set Ω{x ∈ C n−1 a, c : x i ∞ <M i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 1}. By Steps 1 and 2, the degree degI − T λ , Ω, 0 is well defined for every λ ∈ 0, 1, and by homotopy invariance, we get deg I − T 0 , Ω, 0 deg I − T 1 , Ω, 0 . 3.34 Since the equation x T 0 x has only the trivial solution from Lemma 2.4, by the degree theory we have deg I − T 1 , Ω, 0 deg I − T 0 , Ω, 0 ±1. 3.35 Hence, the equation x T 1 x has at least one solution. That is, the boundaryvalue problem x n t f t, w 0 t, x t , ,w n−2 t, x n−2 t ,x n−1 t x n−2 t − w n−2 t, x n−2 t φ x n−1 t , 3.36 BoundaryValue Problems 9 with the boundary conditions x n−2 a w n−2 a, x n−2 a − g w 0 a, x a , ,w n−2 a, x n−2 a ,x n−1 a , x i b μ i ,i 0, 1, ,n− 3, x n−2 c w n−2 c, x n−2 c − h w 0 c, x c , ,w n−2 c, x n−2 c ,x n−1 c , 3.37 has at least one solution x 1 t in Ω. Step 4. Show that x 1 t is a solution of BVP 1.1, 1.2. In fact, the solution x 1 t of BVP 3.36, 3.37 will be a solution of BVP 1.1, 1.2,ifit satisfies ϕ i t ≤ x i 1 t ≤ ψ i t ,i 0, 1, ,n− 2,t∈ a, c . 3.38 By contradiction, suppose that there exists t 0 ∈ a, c such that x n−2 1 t 0 >ψ n−2 t 0 . There exists t 1 ∈ a, c such that max t∈ a,c x n−2 1 t − ψ n−2 t : x n−2 1 t 1 − ψ n−2 t 1 > 0. 3.39 Now there are three cases to consider. Case 1 t 1 ∈ a, c. In this case, since ψ n−2 tβ n−2 t on a, c, we have x n−1 1 t 1 β n−1 t 1 and x n 1 t 1 ≤ β n t 1 . By conditions i and ii, we get the following contradiction: 0 ≥ x n 1 t 1 − β n t 1 ≥ f t 1 ,w 0 t 1 ,x 1 t 1 , ,w n−2 t 1 ,x n−2 1 t 1 ,x n−1 1 t 1 x n−2 1 t 1 − w n−2 t 1 ,x n−2 1 t 1 φ x n−1 1 t 1 − f t 1 ,β t 1 , ,β n−1 t 1 ≥ f t 1 ,β t 1 , ,β n−1 t 1 x n−2 1 t 1 − β n−2 t 1 φ x n−1 1 t 1 − f t 1 ,β t 1 , ··· ,β n−1 t 1 x n−2 1 t 1 − β n−2 t 1 φ x n−1 1 t 1 > 0. 3.40 Case 2 t 1 a. In this case, we have max t∈ a,c x n−2 1 t − ψ n−2 t : x n−2 1 a − β n−2 a > 0, 3.41 10 BoundaryValue Problems and x n−1 1 a ≤ β n−1 a.By3.37 and conditions i and iii we can get the following contradiction: β n−2 a <x n−2 1 a , w n−2 a, x n−2 1 a − g w 0 a, x 1 a , ,w n−2 a, x n−2 1 a ,x n−1 1 a ≤ β n−2 a − g β a , ,β n−2 a ,β n−1 a ≤ β n−2 a . 3.42 Case 3 t 1 c. In this case, we have max t∈ a,c x n−2 1 t − ψ n−2 t : x n−2 1 c − β n−2 c > 0, 3.43 and x n−1 1 c ≥ β n−1 c.By3.37 and conditions i and iv we can get the following contradiction: β n−2 c <x n−2 1 c w n−2 c, x n−2 1 c − h w 0 c, x 1 c , ,w n−2 c, x n−2 1 c ,x n−1 1 c ≤ β n−2 c − h β c , ,β n−2 c ,β n−1 c ≤ β n−2 c . 3.44 Similarly, we can show that ϕ n−2 t ≤ x n−2 1 t on a, c. 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