Existence Results for Solutions of Nabla Fractional Boundary Value Problems with General Boundary Conditions

Abstract

In this article, we consider a particular class of nabla fractional boundary value problems with general boundary conditions, 

and establish sufficient conditions on existence and uniqueness of its solutions.

Keywords

• Nabla fractional difference,boundary value problem,fixed point,existence

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