Fractional calculus of variations: a novel way to look at it

DOI10.1515/FCA-2019-0059zbMATH Open1439.49045arXiv1809.02250OpenAlexW2982271919MaRDI QIDQ2175772FDOQ2175772

R. A. C. Ferreira

Publication date: 30 April 2020

Published in: Fractional Calculus \ Applied Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this work we look at the original fractional calculus of variations problem in a somewhat different way. As a simple consequence, we show that a fractional generalization of a classical problem has a solution without any restrictions on the derivative-order $alpha$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.02250

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zbMATH Keywords

calculus of variationsEuler-Lagrange equationfractional derivative

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fractional derivatives and integrals (26A33) Optimality conditions for solutions belonging to restricted classes (Lipschitz controls, bang-bang controls, etc.) (49K30)

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