On exact multiplicity for a second order equation with radiation boundary conditions
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Second order ODEs, radiation boundary conditions, multiple solutions, electro-diffusion modelsAbstract
A second order ordinary differential equation with a superlinear term $g(x,u)$ under radiation boundary conditions is studied. Using a shooting argument, all the results obtained in the previous work \cite{AKR3} for a Painlevé II equation are extended. It is proved that the uniqueness or multiplicity of solutions depend on the interaction between the mapping $\frac {\partial g}{\partial u}(\cdot,0)$ and the first eigenvalue of the associated linear operator. Furthermore, two open problems posed in \cite{AKR3} regarding, on the one hand, the existence of sign-changing solutions and, on the other hand, exact multiplicity are solved.References
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