Fractional analysis. Methods of motion decomposition (Q4337607)

The aim of the book is to present the basics of the fractional analysis, a method of formalized construction of approximate mathematical models of dynamical systems, which combines the methods of similitude and perturbation theory and algorithms of asymptotic expansions in small parameters. This method is applied to finite-dimensional controlled systems. A large number of examples of its application for problems of mechanics, control, vehicle dynamics, gyroscope or robotics are presented. The book will be useful for students, postgraduates, and researchers who deal with analytical and numerical analysis of equations of motion of dynamical systems. It fills the gap between mathematical formalism and applications. Emphasis is on examples, mainly from the mechanics of controlled motion. The whole cycle of fractional analysis is performed for each example, from constructing a mechanical model and writing appropriate equations to finding their analytical or numerical solution. [For a review of the Russian original (1991) see Zbl 0747.34032.]