A new generalized approach to study the existence of solutions of nonlinear fractional boundary value problems

Abstract

In this paper, we construct a new generalized result to study the existence of solutions of nonlinear fractional boundary value problems (FBVPs). The proposed results unify the existence criteria of certain FBVPs including periodic and antiperiodic as special cases that have been previously studied separately in the literature. The method we employ is topological in its nature and manifests themselves in the forms of differential inequalities (lower and upper solutions, and coupled lower and upper solutions (CLUSs)). Two examples are given to demonstrate the applicability of the developed theoretical results.