Opuscula Mathematica
Opuscula Math. 46, no. 2 (2026), 219-234

On a fixed point theorem for operator systems and eigenvalue criteria for existence of positive solutions

Laura M. Fernández-Pardo
Jorge Rodríguez-López
Abstract. We provide an alternative approach, based on the Leray-Schauder fixed point index in cones, to a fixed point theorem for operator systems due to Precup. Our focus is on the case of operators whose components are entirely of compressive type. The abstract technique is applied to a system of second-order differential equations providing a coexistence positive solution by means of an eigenvalue type criterion.
Keywords: coexistence fixed point, fixed point index, positive solution, nonlinear systems.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 47H10, 47H11, 34B18, 34B16, 34C25.
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Laura M. Fernández-Pardo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-8965
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Departamento de Estatística, Análise Matemática e Optimización & CITMAga , 15782, Facultade de Matemáticas, Campus Vida, Santiago, Spain
Jorge Rodríguez-López (corresponding author)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-4397
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Departamento de Estatística, Análise Matemática e Optimización & CITMAga , 15782, Facultade de Matemáticas, Campus Vida, Santiago, Spain
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Communicated by Marek Galewski.
Received: 2025-09-24.
Revised: 2026-02-26.
Accepted: 2026-02-27.
Published online: 2026-04-10.
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Laura M. Fernández-Pardo, Jorge Rodríguez-López, On a fixed point theorem for operator systems and eigenvalue criteria for existence of positive solutions, Opuscula Math. 46, no. 2 (2026), 219-234, https://doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.202602271.
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