Existence results for a class of four point nonlinear singular BVP arising in thermal explosion in a spherical vessel

Abstract

In this article, the following class of four-point singular non-linear boundary value problem (NLBVP) is considered which arises in thermal explosion in a spherical vessel −(s2y′(s))′=s2f(s,y,s2y′),s∈(0,1),y′(0)=0,y(1)=δ1y(η1)+δ2y(η2), where Ω=(0,1)×R2, f:Ω→R is continuous on Ω as well as satisfy Lipschitz condition with respect to y and y′ (one sided), δ1, δ2>0 are constants, and 0<η1≤η2<1. We provide an estimation of the region of existence of a solution of above singular NLBVP. We extend the theory of monotone iterative technique (MIT) which provides computable monotone sequences that converge to the solutions of the nonlinear four point BVPs.