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# Positive solutions of a fourth-order boundary value problem involving derivatives of all orders

• This paper is mainly concerned with the existence, multiplicity and uniqueness of positive solutions for the fourth-order boundary value problem \begin{eqnarray*} u^{(4)}=f(t,u,u^\prime,-u^{\prime\prime},-u^{\prime\prime\prime}),\\ u(0)=u^\prime(1)=u^{\prime\prime}(0)=u^{\prime\prime\prime}(1)=0, \end{eqnarray*} where $f\in C([0,1]\times\mathbb R_+^4,\mathbb R_+)(\mathbb R_+:=[0,\infty))$. Based on a priori estimates achieved by utilizing some integral identities and inequalities, we use fixed point index theory to prove the existence, multiplicity and uniqueness of positive solutions for the above problem. Finally, as a byproduct, our main results are applied to establish the existence, multiplicity and uniqueness of symmetric positive solutions for the fourth order Lidstone problem.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 34B18, 47H11; Secondary: 47N20, 45J05, 45M20.

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