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2009.09175

On the Boundary Value Problems of Ψ-Hilfer Fractional Differential Equations

Ashwini D. Mali, Kishor D. Kucche

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The paper formulates the nonlinear Ψ–Hilfer BVP with the nonlocal boundary I^{1−γ;Ψ}_{0+}y(0)=r I^{1−γ;Ψ}_{0+}y(T), constructs the Green-type operator A using the Mittag–Leffler kernels, and proves existence of extremal solutions by lower/upper solutions and monotone iterations, plus uniqueness under a one-sided Lipschitz with an explicit contraction constant Ω(Ψ(T)−Ψ(0))^αL̃<1. These are given explicitly in the operator formula (5.4), Theorem 5.1 (existence, extremal solutions), and Theorem 5.2 (uniqueness, rate) in the paper, and match the candidate’s representation and iteration scheme, including the ξ-calibration for boundary mismatch and the same contraction estimate. The small differences are stylistic (paper uses relative compactness; model uses monotone convergence), not substantive. See the BVP statement and assumptions, the operator A and its use, and the uniqueness constant Ω as stated in the paper’s Theorems 5.1–5.2 and related derivations . The lower/upper solution machinery with ξ aligns with Definitions 2.3–2.4 and Section 4’s linear theory and location-of-roots argument .

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid

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A solid and careful adaptation of the classical lower/upper solution method and monotone iterations to Ψ–Hilfer BVPs with nonlocal boundary. The representation via Mittag–Leffler kernels, extremal solutions, and a clean uniqueness criterion with an explicit rate make the paper useful and reusable. A few technical points (complete continuity details; explicit positivity remarks) could be clarified for maximal self-containment.