The method of coupled fixed points and coupled quasisolutions when working with ODE's with arguments of bounded variation

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show the use of the coupled quasisolutions method as a useful technique when treating with ordinary differential equations with functional arguments of bounded variation. We will do this by looking for solutions for a first-order ordinary differential equation with an advanced argument of bounded variation. The main trick is to use the Jordan decomposition of this argument in a nondecreasing part and a nonincreasing one. As a necessary step, we will also talk about coupled fixed points of multivalued operators.