Positive solutions of nonlinear beam equations with time and space singularities

Abstract

We consider the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions to a nonlinear fourth-order two-point boundary value problem. The nonlinear term may be singular with respect to both the time and space variables. In mechanics, the problem describes the deformation of an elastic beam fixed at the left and supported at the right by sliding clamps. By introducing height functions of the nonlinear term on some bounded sets and considering integrations of these height functions, several local existence theorems are obtained.