# An Existence Result for Neumann Type Boundary Value Problems for Second Order Nonlinear Functional Differential Equation

Liu, Yuji

• Published : 2008.12.31
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#### Abstract

New sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one solution of Neumann type boundary value problems for second order nonlinear differential equations $$\array{\{{p(t)\phi(x'(t)))'=f(t,x(t),\;x(\tau_1(t)),\;{\cdots},\;x(\tau_m(t))),\;t\in[0,T],\\x'(0)=0,\;x'(T)=0,}\,}$$, are established.

#### Keywords

solutions;second order functional differential equation;Neumann boundary value problem;fixed-point theorem;growth condition

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