1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337603503321

Autore

Almeida Ricardo

Titolo

The Variable-Order Fractional Calculus of Variations / / by Ricardo Almeida, Dina Tavares, Delfim F. M. Torres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-94006-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 124 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color.)

Collana

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

Disciplina

515.83

Soggetti

Engineering mathematics

Calculus of variations

Calculus

Engineering Mathematics

Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fractional Calculus -- The Calculus of Variations -- Expansion Formulas for Fractional Derivatives -- The Fractional Calculus of Variations.

Sommario/riassunto

The Variable-Order Fractional Calculus of Variations is devoted to the study of fractional operators with variable order and, in particular, variational problems involving variable-order operators. This brief presents a new numerical tool for the solution of differential equations involving Caputo derivatives of fractional variable order. Three Caputo-type fractional operators are considered, and for each one, an approximation formula is obtained in terms of standard (integer-order) derivatives only. Estimations for the error of the approximations are also provided. The contributors consider variational problems that may be subject to one or more constraints, where the functional depends on a combined Caputo derivative of variable fractional order. In particular, they establish necessary optimality conditions of Euler–Lagrange type. As the terminal point in the cost integral is free, as is the terminal state, transversality conditions are also obtained. The Variable-Order Fractional Calculus of Variations is a valuable source of information for



researchers in mathematics, physics, engineering, control and optimization; it provides both analytical and numerical methods to deal with variational problems. It is also of interest to academics and postgraduates in these fields, as it solves multiple variational problems subject to one or more constraints in a single brief.