Solutions of 2nth Lidstone boundary value problems and dependence on higher order derivatives

Abstract In this paper, we consider the Lidstone boundary value problem (−1) n u (2n) (x)=f x,u(x),u″(x),…,u (2(n−1)) (x) , 0 u (2i) (0)=u (2i) (1)=0, 0⩽i⩽n−1. Some monotone conditions are imposed on f which enable us to apply a new maximum principle to deduce the existence of solution. The emphasis here is that f depends on higher order derivatives. Two examples are also included to dwell upon the importance of the results obtained.