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In this paper, we investigate the existence of multiple positive solutions for a coupled system of p-Laplacian fractional order two point boundary value problems,
The approach are based on Avery–Henderson fixed point theorem and six functionals fixed point theorem.
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Rao, S.N. Multiplicity of positive solutions for coupled system of fractional differential equation with p-Laplacian two-point BVPs. J. Appl. Math. Comput. 55, 41–58 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12190-016-1024-9
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Keywords
- Fractional differential equation
- p-Laplacian operator
- Multiple positive solution
- Fixed point theorems
- Green’s function
- Cone