Linear first order Riemann-Liouville fractional differential and perturbed Abel's integral equations (Q2664912)

The paper is concerned with linear first order Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations which generalise several established classes of fractional differential equation. The fractional differential equations are shown to be equivalent to perturbed Abel integral equations. This is followed by two sections where the different forms of the problems are analysed: first the solutions of the Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations and then the perturbed Abel integral equations. The key conclusions of the paper include: \begin{itemize} \item nonconstant equilibria exist for some first order Caputo fractional equations \item a mean value theorem is provided for fractional derivatives \end{itemize}