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Existence of eigenvalues for nonnegative solutions to a discrete equation with applications to boundary value problems

I.K. Purnaras Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, 451 10, Ioannina, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 401-421 | Received 24 Dec 2008, Accepted 09 Apr 2009, Published online: 12 Jan 2010

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