Questions tagged [fractional-calculus]
Questions regarding derivatives and integrals of non-integer order.
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Geometric interpretation of the half-derivative?
For $f(x)=x$, the half-derivative of $f$ is
$$\frac{d^{\frac{1}{2}}}{dx^{\frac{1}{2}}} x = 2 \sqrt{\frac{x}{\pi}} \;.$$
Is there some geometric interpretation of (Q1) this specific derivative, and, (...
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A question on fractional derivatives
I know practically nothing about fractional calculus so I apologize in advance if the following is a silly question. I already tried on math.stackexchange.
I just wanted to ask if there is a notion of ...
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Fractional integrals and $\sum f(n) n^x$
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The following is a rather unrigorous way to obtain the Euler-Maclaurin formula. Consider some $\sum_{n=1}^\infty f(n)$. We may rewrite this as
$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty f(n)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \sum_{...
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Symmetry of fractional laplacian
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, let $s\in [1/2,1)$, let $u\in C^{1,2s-1+\epsilon}(\Omega)$ such that: $u=0$ on $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\Omega$, and: $u\in C^{0,s}(\mathbb{R}^n)$, is true that:
$$\int_{\...
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What is the actual meaning of a fractional derivative?
We're all use to seeing differential operators of the form $\frac{d}{dx}^n$ where $n\in\mathbb{Z}$. But it has come to my attention that this generalises to all complex numbers, forming a field called ...
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How important is the Atangana-Baleanu fractional derivative, the main recent development in fractional calculus?
In 2016 a new definition of a fractional derivative was announced in this paper, which has since had more than 100 citations. This derivative, the Atangana-Baleanu derivative, is the main recent ...
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A question on the use of fractional derivatives in Riemann Hypothesis
We already know that Riemann-zeta function on the critical band is defined as follows:
$$(1-2^{1-\alpha})\zeta(\alpha) = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{k+1}k^{-\alpha},\quad \Re(\alpha) \in ]0, 1[ $$
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prove spectral equivalence bounds for fractional power of matrices
Let $A, D \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$ be two symmetric,positive definite and tri-diagonal matrices for that we know that they are spectrally equivalent, thus ist holds
$$ c^- x^\top D x \le x^\top A ...
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Could the patterns in the roots of the Riemann-Liouville differintegral for $(s-1)\,\zeta(s)$ be explained?
The well-known integral expression for the entire function:
$$(s-1)\,\zeta(s) = \frac{-i\,\pi}{2}\int_{1/2-i\infty}^{1/2+i\infty} \frac{\csc(\pi\,u)^2}{u^{s-1}} \, du \qquad s \in \mathbb{C} \tag{0}$$
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Infinite partial fraction expansions to compute fractional iterations and recurrences
Let say a function $f$ is defined iteratively over the set of positive integers, for instance $f(t+1)=f(f(t))$ or $f(t+1)=f(t)+f(t-1)$. Based on the recurrence relationship and initial conditions, how ...
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Prove that these two definitions of "natural" integration constant coincide when both converge
These are two possible definitions of antiderivative (integral) incorporating a supposedly natural choice of an integration constant (see this question for further details).
The first one is based on ...
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Reference on spectral fractional Laplacian
Are there Harnack type inequalities and Schauder type estimates for the spectral fractional Laplacian. References are welcome.
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Uniform estimation of an integral involving a Hölder-continuous function
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be open and bounded, let $s\in(0,1)$, let $u\in C^{0,2s+\epsilon}(\Omega)$ bounded with $u\in C^{0,s}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and such that: $u=0$, on $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\...
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Another uniform estimation of an integral involving an Hölder function with derivative that is Hölder
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, let $s\in [1/2,1)$, let $u\in C^{1,2s-1+\epsilon}(\Omega)$ such that: $u=0$ on $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\Omega$, and: $u\in C^{0,s}(\mathbb{R}^n)$, is true that there ...
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Green's function for fractional Laplacian
Consider the fractional differential equation
\begin{align}
D_{|x|}^\alpha u(x) +bu(x)=f(x)
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with $0<\alpha<2$ on an unbounded domain. Instead of $D_{|x|}^\alpha$ one also often sees ...
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Uniform estimation of an integral
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be open and bounded, let $s\in(0,1)$, let $u\in C^{0,2s+\epsilon}(\Omega)$ bounded and such that: $u=0$, on $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\Omega$, is true that there exist a ...
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