On a fractional higher order initial value problem

Abstract

In this paper, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence of positive solutions for a class of higher order Riemann–Liouville fractional initial value problems. First, we construct an appropriate Banach space and prove the equivalence between the posed problem and the associated Volterra integral equation, then by means of Guo–Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem, we investigate the existence of at least one positive solution under sublinearity conditions.