Existence of Multiple Positive Solutions for the System of Nonlinear Fractional Order Boundary Value Problem

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Sabbavarapu Nageswara Rao

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This paper is concerned with boundary value problems for system of nonlinear fractional differential equations involving the Caputo fractional derivatives. Under the suitable conditions, the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions are established by using abstract fixed point theorems.

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