On the Positive Solutions of a Nonlinear Fourth-order Boundary Value Problem with Two Parameters

The existence of m positive solutions is proven for a nonlinear fourth-order boundary value problem with two parameters, where m is an arbitrary natural number. This kind of fourth-order boundary value problems usually describes the equilibrium state of elastic beam where both ends are simply supported. The main ingredient is Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorem of cone expansion–compression type.