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We prove a necessary optimality condition of Euler-Lagrange type for fractional variational problems with derivatives of incommensurate variable order. This allows us to state a version of Noether's theorem without transformation of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-10-14 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove the Euler-Lagrange delta-differential equations for problems of the calculus of variations on arbitrary time scales with delta-integral functionals depending on higher-order delta derivatives.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-10-05 Rui A. C. Ferreira , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We obtain necessary optimality conditions for variational problems with a Lagrangian depending on a Caputo fractional derivative, a fractional and an indefinite integral. Main results give fractional Euler-Lagrange type equations and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-11-11 Ricardo Almeida , Shakoor Pooseh , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove a version of the Euler-Lagrange equations for certain problems of the calculus of variations on time scales with higher-order delta derivatives.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-08-13 Rui A. C. Ferreira , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for generalized problems of the calculus of variations on time scales with a Lagrangian depending not only on the independent variable, an unknown function and its delta…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-05-02 Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres

Fractional (or non-integer) differentiation is an important concept both from theoretical and applicational points of view. The study of problems of the calculus of variations with fractional derivatives is a rather recent subject, the main…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-06-22 Gastao S. F. Frederico , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study more general variational problems on time scales. Previous results are generalized by proving necessary optimality conditions for (i) variational problems involving delta derivatives of more than the first order, and (ii) problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Rui A. C. Ferreira , Delfim F. M. Torres

Main results and techniques of the fractional calculus of variations are surveyed. We consider variational problems containing Caputo derivatives and study them using both indirect and direct methods. In particular, we provide necessary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-12 Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

We consider fractional isoperimetric problems of calculus of variations with double integrals via the recent modified Riemann-Liouville approach. A necessary optimality condition of Euler-Lagrange type, in the form of a multitime fractional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-04-05 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Delfim F. M. Torres

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

We review some recent results of the fractional variational calculus. Necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for functionals with a Lagrangian containing left and right Caputo derivatives are given. Several problems are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-11-29 Ricardo Almeida , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

Employing a phase space which includes the (Riemann-Liouville) fractional derivative of curves evolving on real space, we develop a restricted variational principle for Lagrangian systems yielding the so-called restricted fractional…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-03-01 Fernando Jiménez , Sina Ober-Blöbaum

We introduce a stochastic fractional calculus. As an application, we present a stochastic fractional calculus of variations, which generalizes the fractional calculus of variations to stochastic processes. A stochastic fractional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-10 Houssine Zine , 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

Fractional variational approach has gained much attention in recent years. There are famous fractional derivatives such as Caputo derivative, Riesz derivative and Riemann-Liouville derivative. Several versions of fractional variational…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-06-28 Guo-cheng Wu

The fundamental problem of the calculus of variations on time scales concerns the minimization of a delta-integral over all trajectories satisfying given boundary conditions. In this paper we prove the second Euler-Lagrange necessary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-02-22 Zbigniew Bartosiewicz , Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this paper we consider the problem of the calculus of variations for a functional which is the composition of a certain scalar function $H$ with the delta integral of a vector valued field $f$, i.e., of the form…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-10-28 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove Euler-Lagrange fractional equations and sufficient optimality conditions for problems of the calculus of variations with functionals containing both fractional derivatives and fractional integrals in the sense of Riemann-Liouville.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-10-02 Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove a necessary condition for a dynamic integro-differential equation to be an Euler-Lagrange equation. New and interesting results for the discrete and quantum calculus are obtained as particular cases. An example of a second order…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-09 Monika Dryl , Delfim F. M. Torres

The fact that the first variation of a variational functional must vanish along an extremizer is the base of most effective solution schemes to solve problems of the calculus of variations. We generalize the method to variational problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Shakoor Pooseh , Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres