On 2nth-order Lidstone boundary value problems

This paper is concerned with the solutions of a class of 2nth-order Lidstone boundary value problems. Sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a solution are given. A monotone iteration is developed so that the iteration sequence converges monotonically to a maximal or a minimal solution. The approach to the problem is by the method of upper and lower solutions with a new maximum principle.

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