Abstract and Applied Analysis

Positive Solutions of a Nonlinear Parabolic Partial Differential Equation

Abstract

We deal with the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to a class of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations, by using some fixed point theorems for mixed monotone operators with perturbation.

Article information

Source
Abstr. Appl. Anal., Volume 2014, Special Issue (2013), Article ID 643897, 6 pages.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 2 October 2014

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1412279723

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1155/2014/643897

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3216070

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
07022814

Citation

Zhai, Chengbo; Li, Shunyong. Positive Solutions of a Nonlinear Parabolic Partial Differential Equation. Abstr. Appl. Anal. 2014, Special Issue (2013), Article ID 643897, 6 pages. doi:10.1155/2014/643897. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aaa/1412279723

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