Periodic boundary value problems for two classes of nonlinear fractional differential equations

Abstract By using the coincidence degree theorem, we obtain a new result on the existence of solutions for a class of fractional differential equations with periodic boundary value conditions, where a certain nonlinear growth condition of the nonlinearity needs to be satisfied. Furthermore, we study another class of differential equations of fractional order with periodic boundary conditions at resonance. A new result on the existence of positive solutions is presented by use of a Leggett–Williams norm-type theorem for coincidences. Two examples are given to illustrate the main result at the end of this paper