On a nabla fractional boundary value problem with general boundary conditions

Abstract

In this article, we consider a nabla fractional boundary value problem with general boundary conditions. Brackins & Peterson [5] gave an explicit expression for the corresponding Green’s function. Here, we show that this Green’s function is nonnegative and obtain an upper bound for its maximum value. Since the expression for the Green’s function is complicated, derivation of its properties may not be straightforward. For this purpose, we use a few properties of fractional nabla Taylor monomials. Using the Green’s function, we will then develop a Lyapunov-type inequality for the nabla fractional boundary value problem.

Keywords

• nabla fractional difference
• boundary value problem
• general boundary conditions
• green’s function
• lyapunov-type inequality