Fractional Calculus and Its Applications: Historical and Recent Developments

A special issue of Axioms (ISSN 2075-1680). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematical Analysis".

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Interests: fractional calculus; fractional boundary or initial value problems; existence and uniqueness of solutions; stability of solutions; convolution operators

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Dear Colleagues,

Fractional calculus is a field of mathematical analysis that generalizes the concept of differentiation and integration to non-integer orders. The history of fractional calculus dates back to the 17th century, with developments by mathematicians like Leibniz and L'Hôpital. However, the interest in fractional calculus faded for several centuries, and it was not until the 19th century that the topic regained attention. Nowadays, fractional calculus provides a powerful mathematical tool for describing systems with memory effects or systems involving fractal geometry. Its applications range from areas such as signal processing, viscoelasticity, and control theory to the modeling of complex phenomena.

This Special Issue will accept high-quality articles on the theory and applications of fractional calculus, showing the latest developments in the area and its evolution over the years. The aim is to bring together researchers in mathematics, physics, engineering, or other fields, to showcase their most recent work, contextualizing it with existing results and highlighting the importance of this area in mathematics.

Dr. Anabela S. Silva
Dr. Cristiana J. Silva
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Keywords

  • fractional integrals and derivatives
  • history of fractional calculus
  • fractional ordinary and partial differential equations
  • properties of solutions
  • mathematical modelling involving fractional ODEs and PDEs calculus
  • numerical methods
  • applications

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A Comprehensive Study of the Langevin Boundary Value Problems with Variable Order Fractional Derivatives
by John R. Graef, Kadda Maazouz and Moussa Daif Allah Zaak
Axioms 2024, 13(4), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms13040277 - 21 Apr 2024
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The authors investigate Langevin boundary value problems containing a variable order Caputo fractional derivative. After presenting the background for the study, the authors provide the definitions, theorems, and lemmas that are required for comprehending the manuscript. The existence of solutions is proved using [...] Read more.
The authors investigate Langevin boundary value problems containing a variable order Caputo fractional derivative. After presenting the background for the study, the authors provide the definitions, theorems, and lemmas that are required for comprehending the manuscript. The existence of solutions is proved using Schauder’s fixed point theorem; the uniqueness of solutions is obtained by adding an additional hypothesis and applying Banach’s contraction principle. An example is provided to demonstrate the results. Full article
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