Discrete Fractional Calculus and Fractional Difference Equations

Discrete Fractional Calculus and Fractional Difference Equations
Author: Rui A. C. Ferreira
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2022-03-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030927245

This brief aims to merge the theories of fractional calculus and discrete calculus in a concise but comprehensive manner. It is designed for graduate students, but will be useful for any researcher interested in the theory of discrete fractional calculus and fractional difference equations.

Discrete Fractional Calculus

Discrete Fractional Calculus
Author: Christopher Goodrich
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 565
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319255622

This text provides the first comprehensive treatment of the discrete fractional calculus. Experienced researchers will find the text useful as a reference for discrete fractional calculus and topics of current interest. Students who are interested in learning about discrete fractional calculus will find this text to provide a useful starting point. Several exercises are offered at the end of each chapter and select answers have been provided at the end of the book. The presentation of the content is designed to give ample flexibility for potential use in a myriad of courses and for independent study. The novel approach taken by the authors includes a simultaneous treatment of the fractional- and integer-order difference calculus (on a variety of time scales, including both the usual forward and backwards difference operators). The reader will acquire a solid foundation in the classical topics of the discrete calculus while being introduced to exciting recent developments, bringing them to the frontiers of the subject. Most chapters may be covered or omitted, depending upon the background of the student. For example, the text may be used as a primary reference in an introductory course for difference equations which also includes discrete fractional calculus. Chapters 1—2 provide a basic introduction to the delta calculus including fractional calculus on the set of integers. For courses where students already have background in elementary real analysis, Chapters 1—2 may be covered quickly and readers may then skip to Chapters 6—7 which present some basic results in fractional boundary value problems (FBVPs). Chapters 6—7 in conjunction with some of the current literature listed in the Bibliography can provide a basis for a seminar in the current theory of FBVPs. For a two-semester course, Chapters 1—5 may be covered in depth, providing a very thorough introduction to both the discrete fractional calculus as well as the integer-order calculus.

Discrete Fractional Calculus

Discrete Fractional Calculus
Author: Piotr Ostalczyk
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2015-11-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814725676

The main subject of the monograph is the fractional calculus in the discrete version. The volume is divided into three main parts. Part one contains a theoretical introduction to the classical and fractional-order discrete calculus where the fundamental role is played by the backward difference and sum. In the second part, selected applications of the discrete fractional calculus in the discrete system control theory are presented. In the discrete system identification, analysis and synthesis, one can consider integer or fractional models based on the fractional-order difference equations. The third part of the book is devoted to digital image processing.

Fractional Calculus and Fractional Differential Equations

Fractional Calculus and Fractional Differential Equations
Author: Varsha Daftardar-Gejji
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-08-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9811392277

This book provides a broad overview of the latest developments in fractional calculus and fractional differential equations (FDEs) with an aim to motivate the readers to venture into these areas. It also presents original research describing the fractional operators of variable order, fractional-order delay differential equations, chaos and related phenomena in detail. Selected results on the stability of solutions of nonlinear dynamical systems of the non-commensurate fractional order have also been included. Furthermore, artificial neural network and fractional differential equations are elaborated on; and new transform methods (for example, Sumudu methods) and how they can be employed to solve fractional partial differential equations are discussed. The book covers the latest research on a variety of topics, including: comparison of various numerical methods for solving FDEs, the Adomian decomposition method and its applications to fractional versions of the classical Poisson processes, variable-order fractional operators, fractional variational principles, fractional delay differential equations, fractional-order dynamical systems and stability analysis, inequalities and comparison theorems in FDEs, artificial neural network approximation for fractional operators, and new transform methods for solving partial FDEs. Given its scope and level of detail, the book will be an invaluable asset for researchers working in these areas.

Computational Methods In The Fractional Calculus Of Variations

Computational Methods In The Fractional Calculus Of Variations
Author: Ricardo Almeida
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2015-03-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1783266422

This book fills a gap in the literature by introducing numerical techniques to solve problems of fractional calculus of variations (FCV). In most cases, finding the analytic solution to such problems is extremely difficult or even impossible, and numerical methods need to be used.The authors are well-known researchers in the area of FCV and the book contains some of their recent results, serving as a companion volume to Introduction to the Fractional Calculus of Variations by A B Malinowska and D F M Torres, where analytical methods are presented to solve FCV problems. After some preliminaries on the subject, different techniques are presented in detail with numerous examples to help the reader to better understand the methods. The techniques presented may be used not only to deal with FCV problems but also in other contexts of fractional calculus, such as fractional differential equations and fractional optimal control. It is suitable as an advanced book for graduate students in mathematics, physics and engineering, as well as for researchers interested in fractional calculus.

Fractional Dynamics

Fractional Dynamics
Author: Vasily E. Tarasov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642140033

"Fractional Dynamics: Applications of Fractional Calculus to Dynamics of Particles, Fields and Media" presents applications of fractional calculus, integral and differential equations of non-integer orders in describing systems with long-time memory, non-local spatial and fractal properties. Mathematical models of fractal media and distributions, generalized dynamical systems and discrete maps, non-local statistical mechanics and kinetics, dynamics of open quantum systems, the hydrodynamics and electrodynamics of complex media with non-local properties and memory are considered. This book is intended to meet the needs of scientists and graduate students in physics, mechanics and applied mathematics who are interested in electrodynamics, statistical and condensed matter physics, quantum dynamics, complex media theories and kinetics, discrete maps and lattice models, and nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Dr. Vasily E. Tarasov is a Senior Research Associate at Nuclear Physics Institute of Moscow State University and an Associate Professor at Applied Mathematics and Physics Department of Moscow Aviation Institute.

Fractional Calculus

Fractional Calculus
Author: Dumitru Baleanu
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2012
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814355216

The subject of fractional calculus and its applications (that is, convolution-type pseudo-differential operators including integrals and derivatives of any arbitrary real or complex order) has gained considerable popularity and importance during the past three decades or so, mainly due to its applications in diverse fields of science and engineering. These operators have been used to model problems with anomalous dynamics, however, they also are an effective tool as filters and controllers, and they can be applied to write complicated functions in terms of fractional integrals or derivatives of elementary functions, and so on. This book will give readers the possibility of finding very important mathematical tools for working with fractional models and solving fractional differential equations, such as a generalization of Stirling numbers in the framework of fractional calculus and a set of efficient numerical methods. Moreover, we will introduce some applied topics, in particular fractional variational methods which are used in physics, engineering or economics. We will also discuss the relationship between semi-Markov continuous-time random walks and the space-time fractional diffusion equation, which generalizes the usual theory relating random walks to the diffusion equation. These methods can be applied in finance, to model tick-by-tick (log)-price fluctuations, in insurance theory, to study ruin, as well as in macroeconomics as prototypical growth models. All these topics are complementary to what is dealt with in existing books on fractional calculus and its applications. This book was written with a trade-off in mind between full mathematical rigor and the needs of readers coming from different applied areas of science and engineering. In particular, the numerical methods listed in the book are presented in a readily accessible way that immediately allows the readers to implement them on a computer in a programming language of their choice. Numerical code is also provided.

Basic Theory Of Fractional Differential Equations (Third Edition)

Basic Theory Of Fractional Differential Equations (Third Edition)
Author: Yong Zhou
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2023-10-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9811271704

This accessible monograph is devoted to a rapidly developing area on the research of qualitative theory of fractional ordinary differential equations and evolution equations. It is self-contained and unified in presentation, and provides the readers the necessary background material required to go further into the subject and explore the rich research literature. The tools used include many classical and modern nonlinear analysis methods such as fixed point theory, measure of noncompactness method, topological degree method, Picard operators technique, critical point theory and semigroups theory. This book is based on the research work done so far by the author and other experts, and contains comprehensive up-to-date materials on the topic.In this third edition, four new topics have been added: Hilfer fractional evolution equations and infinite interval problems, oscillations and nonoscillations, fractional Hamiltonian systems, fractional Rayleigh-Stokes equations, and wave equations. The bibliography has also been updated and expanded.This book is useful to researchers, graduate or PhD students dealing with fractional calculus and applied analysis, differential equations, and related areas of research.

Asymptotic Integration And Stability: For Ordinary, Functional And Discrete Differential Equations Of Fractional Order

Asymptotic Integration And Stability: For Ordinary, Functional And Discrete Differential Equations Of Fractional Order
Author: Dumitru Baleanu
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2015-01-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814641111

This volume presents several important and recent contributions to the emerging field of fractional differential equations in a self-contained manner. It deals with new results on existence, uniqueness and multiplicity, smoothness, asymptotic development, and stability of solutions. The new topics in the field of fractional calculus include also the Mittag-Leffler and Razumikhin stability, stability of a class of discrete fractional non-autonomous systems, asymptotic integration with a priori given coefficients, intervals of disconjugacy (non-oscillation), existence of Lp solutions for various linear, and nonlinear fractional differential equations.

The Analysis of Fractional Differential Equations

The Analysis of Fractional Differential Equations
Author: Kai Diethelm
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2010-08-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642145744

Fractional calculus was first developed by pure mathematicians in the middle of the 19th century. Some 100 years later, engineers and physicists have found applications for these concepts in their areas. However there has traditionally been little interaction between these two communities. In particular, typical mathematical works provide extensive findings on aspects with comparatively little significance in applications, and the engineering literature often lacks mathematical detail and precision. This book bridges the gap between the two communities. It concentrates on the class of fractional derivatives most important in applications, the Caputo operators, and provides a self-contained, thorough and mathematically rigorous study of their properties and of the corresponding differential equations. The text is a useful tool for mathematicians and researchers from the applied sciences alike. It can also be used as a basis for teaching graduate courses on fractional differential equations.