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Existence of solutions of boundary value problems for differential equations with deviating arguments, via the topological transversality method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

P. Ch. Tsamatos
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
S. K. Ntouyas
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Synopsis

This paper is concerned with the existence of solutions of a general boundary value problem for differential equations with deviating arguments. The results are based on a topological transversality method and rely on a priori bounds on solutions.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991

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