Existence of solutions for nonlinear singular boundary value problems

Abstract

Existence of solutions to the two-point boundary value problem (p(t)y')' = q(t)f(t, y,p(t)y'), y(l) = 0, lim_t→0+ p(t)y'(t) = 0 is established under a variety of conditions. Here p(0) = 0 is allowed, and q is not assumed to be continuous at 0, so the problem may be doubly singular. In addition, the Dirichlet problem for this differential equation is investigated