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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299767303321

Autore

Malinowska Agnieszka B

Titolo

Advanced methods in the fractional calculus of variations / / by Agnieszka B. Malinowska, Tatiana Odzijewicz, Delfim F.M. Torres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-14756-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

003.3

330

330.0151

510

515.64

519

530.15

629.8

Soggetti

Calculus of variations

Automatic control

Physics

Economics

Mathematical models

System theory

Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization

Control and Systems Theory

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

Systems Theory, Control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Fractional Calculus -- 3. Fractional Calculus of Variations -- 4. Standard Methods in Fractional Variational Calculus --



5. Direct Methods in Fractional Calculus of Variations -- 6. Application to the Sturm-Liouville Problem -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix - Two Convergence Lemmas -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This brief presents a general unifying perspective on the fractional calculus. It brings together results of several recent approaches in generalizing the least action principle and the Euler–Lagrange equations to include fractional derivatives. The dependence of Lagrangians on generalized fractional operators as well as on classical derivatives is considered along with still more general problems in which integer-order integrals are replaced by fractional integrals. General theorems are obtained for several types of variational problems for which recent results developed in the literature can be obtained as special cases. In particular, the authors offer necessary optimality conditions of Euler–Lagrange type for the fundamental and isoperimetric problems, transversality conditions, and Noether symmetry theorems. The existence of solutions is demonstrated under Tonelli type conditions. The results are used to prove the existence of eigenvalues and corresponding orthogonal eigenfunctions of fractional Sturm–Liouville problems. Advanced Methods in the Fractional Calculus of Variations is a self-contained text which will be useful for graduate students wishing to learn about fractional-order systems. The detailed explanations will interest researchers with backgrounds in applied mathematics, control and optimization as well as in certain areas of physics and engineering.