On implicit impulsive conformable fractional differential equations with infinite delay in \(b\)-metric spaces (Q6161934)

In this paper, the authors prove some existence results for a class of conformable implicit fractional differential equations with instantaneous impulses and infinite delay in b-metric spaces. The results are obtained by using the \(\omega\)-\(\psi\)-Geraghty type contraction and the fixed point theory. An example is provided to illustrate the theory. The authors adopt the definitions of conformable fractional integral and fractional derivative from the paper [\textit{T. Abdeljawad}, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 279, 57--66 (2015; Zbl 1304.26004)]. Regarding this paper the readers attentions are drawn to the criticism in the following papers [\textit{A. A. Abdelhakim}, Fract. Calc. Appl. Anal. 22, No. 2, 242--254 (2019; Zbl 1426.26007); \textit{A. A. Abdelhakim} and \textit{J. A. T. Machado}, Nonlinear Dyn. 95, No. 4, 3063--3073 (2019; Zbl 1437.26006)]. Other researchers are also made comments on this notion. Reviewer's remark: Several authors have introduced ``new definitions of fractional derivatives'', such us: conformable fractional derivative, deformable derivative or \(\alpha\)-derivative, M-fractional derivative, generalized fractional derivative, and so on. In fact that these concepts do not bring any novelty and have no physical relevance, they also create a certain confusion by using the term ``fractional'', these concepts having nothing to do with the classical Riemann-Liouville concept of the fractional derivative. Moreover, analyzing the definition of these ``new concepts'', it is easy to observe that anyone can introduce his own concept of fractional derivative without any physical significance.