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Positive solutions for a system of coupled fractional boundary value problems. (English) Zbl 1394.34013

By using some theorems from the fixed point index theory, the authors obtain the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for a system of Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations, subject to multipoint boundary conditions that contain fractional derivatives.

MSC:

34A08 Fractional ordinary differential equations
34B10 Nonlocal and multipoint boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
34B18 Positive solutions to nonlinear boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
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