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We introduce three types of partial fractional operators of variable order. An integration by parts formula for partial fractional integrals of variable order and an extension of Green's theorem are proved. These results allow us to obtain…

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We derive Euler-Lagrange type equations for fractional action-like integrals of the calculus of variations which depend on the Riemann-Liouville derivatives of order $(\alpha,\beta)$, $\alpha > 0$, $\beta > 0$, recently introduced by J.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-12-30 Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi , Delfim F. M. Torres

The Herglotz problem is a generalization of the fundamental problem of the calculus of variations. In this paper, we consider a class of non-differentiable functions, where the dynamics is described by a scale derivative. Necessary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-04-18 Ricardo Almeida

The inverse problem of the calculus of variations consists in determining if the solutions of a given system of second order differential equations correspond with the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for some regular Lagrangian.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-03-27 María Barbero-Liñán , Marta Farré Puiggalí , David Martín de Diego

We prove necessary optimality conditions for problems of the calculus of variations on time scales with a Lagrangian depending on the free end-point.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-09-21 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We formulate a coherent approach to signals and systems theory on time scales. The two derivatives from the time-scale calculus are used, i.e., nabla (forward) and delta (backward), and the corresponding eigenfunctions, the so-called nabla…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2016-04-06 Manuel Ortigueira , Delfim F. M. Torres , Juan Trujillo

We propose the use of algebras of generalized functions for the analysis of certain highly singular problems in the calculus of variations. After a general study of extremal problems on open subsets of Euclidean space in this setting we…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2008-09-11 Sanja Konjik , Michael Kunzinger , Michael Oberguggenberger

In this paper the structures of the generalised Euler-Lagrange equations and their associated conserved quantities are derived for one-dimensional Herglotz variational problems of order $n$. Their derivations use the framework of moving…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Tânia M. N. Gonçalves , Delfim F. M. Torres , Gastão S. F. Frederico

Different fractional difference types of Euler-Lagrange equations are obtained within Riemann and Caputo by making use of different versions of integration by part forumlas in fractional difference calculus. An example is presented to…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-03-21 Thabet Abdeljawad

We establish the stability of higher-order linear non-homogeneous Cauchy-Euler dynamic equations on time scales in the sense of Hyers and Ulam. That is, if an approximate solution of a higher-order Cauchy-Euler equation exists, then there…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-12-19 Douglas R. Anderson

We formulate higher order variations of a Lagrangian in the geometric framework of jet prolongations of fibered manifolds. Our formalism applies to Lagrangians which depend on an arbitrary number of independent and dependent variables,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-01-03 M. Francaviglia , M. Palese , R. Vitolo

The fundamental problem of calculus of variations is considered when solutions are differentiable curves on locally convex spaces. Such problems admit an extension of the Euler-Lagrange equations [Orlov 2002] for continuously normally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2008-03-13 Eugenio A. M. Rocha , Delfim F. M. Torres

In the present work, by taking advantage of a so-called practical limitation of fractional derivatives, namely, the absence of a simple chain and Leibniz's rules, we proposed a generalized fractional calculus of variation where the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-09-02 M. J. Lazo , G. S. F. Frederico , P. M. Carvalho-Neto

Linear differential equations are ubiquitous in science and engineering. Quantum computers can simulate quantum systems, which are described by a restricted type of linear differential equations. Here we extend quantum simulation algorithms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-21 Dominic W. Berry

We prove a version of the variational Euler-Lagrange equations valid for functionals defined on Fr\'echet manifolds, such as the spaces of sections of differentiable vector bundles appearing in various physical theories.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-28 José A Vallejo

The study of fractional variational problems in terms of a combined fractional Caputo derivative is introduced. Necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for the basic, isoperimetric, and Lagrange variational problems are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-12-16 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this article, we investigate the convergence rate of the discrete-time Clark--Ocone formula provided by Akahori--Amaba--Okuma [1]. In that paper, they mainly focus on the $L_{2}$-convergence rate of the first-order error estimate related…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-10-15 Tsubasa Nishimura , Kenji Yasutomi , Tomooki Yuasa

We study the Schwarzian derivative from a variational viewpoint. Firstly we show that the Schwarzian derivative defines a first integral of the Euler--Lagrange equation of a second order Lagrangian. Secondly, we show that the Schwarzian…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-09-28 Wojciech Kryński

This paper presents the Euler-Lagrange equations for fractional variational problems with multiple integrals. The fractional Noether-type theorem for conservative and nonconservative generalized physical systems is proved. Our approach uses…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-10-09 Agnieszka B. Malinowska

We introduce and develop the Hahn symmetric quantum calculus with applications to the calculus of variations. Namely, we obtain a necessary optimality condition of Euler-Lagrange type and a sufficient optimality condition for variational…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-01-31 Artur M. C. Brito da Cruz , Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres