Existence and uniqueness of a positive solution to generalized nonlocal thermistor problems with fractional-order derivatives

Abstract

In this work we study a generalized nonlocal thermistor problem with fractional-order Riemann-Liouville derivative. Making use of fixed-point theory, we obtain existence and uniqueness of a positive solution.Comment: Submitted 17-Jul-2011; revised 09-Oct-2011; accepted 21-Oct-2011; for publication in the journal 'Differential Equations & Applications' (http://dea.ele-math.com