Existence of positive solutions for Riemann–Liouville fractional order three-point boundary value problem

Abstract

In this paper, we study the following fractional order three-point boundary value problem [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text], are the standard Riemann–Liouville fractional order derivatives with [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]: [Formula: see text] is continuous. By using several well-known fixed-point theorems in a cone, the existence of at least one and two positive solutions is obtained. Some examples are presented to illustrate the main results.