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Fractional vector calculus is discussed in the spherical coordinate framework. A variation of the Legendre equation and fractional Bessel equation are solved by series expansion and numerically. Finally, we generalize the hypergeometric…
Identities between Whittaker and modified Bessel functions are derived for particular complex orders. Certain polynomials appear in such identities, which satisfy a fourth order differential equation (not of hypergeometric type), and they…
Similar to the associated Legendre functions, the differential equation for the associated Bessel functions $B_{l,m}(x)$ is introduced so that its form remains invariant under the transformation $l\rightarrow -l-1$. A Rodrigues formula for…
In this paper, we provide a new and sharper bound for the Legendre coefficients of differentiable functions and then derive a new error bound of the truncated Legendre series in the uniform norm. The key idea of proof relies on integration…
Integral representations are derived for the parabolic cylinder functions $U(a,x)$, $V(a,x)$ and $W(a,x)$ and their derivatives. The new integrals will be used in numerical algorithms based on quadrature. They follow from contour integrals…
We, by making use of elementary arguments, deduce integral representations of the Legendre chi function $\chi_{s}(x)$ valid for $|z|<1$ and $\Re(s)>1$. Our earlier established results on the integral representations for the Riemann zeta…
In this paper, we present the definitions and some properties of the general fractional integrals (GFIs) and general fractional derivatives (GFDs) of a function f(x) with respect to another function g(x). Examples of special cases of…
In this note, we are interested in the *-version of various special functions. Noting that many special functions are defined by integrals involving the exponential functions, we define *-special functions by similar integral formula…
The Bessel function of the first kind $J_{N}\left(kx\right)$ is expanded in a Fourier-Legendre series, as is the modified Bessel functions of the first kind $I_{N}\left(kx\right)$. The purpose of these expansions in Legendre polynomials was…
Fractional operators play an important role in modeling nonlocal phenomena and problems involving coarse-grained and fractal spaces. The fractional calculus of variations with functionals depending on derivatives and/or integrals of…
In this paper, we investigate some properties related to a multi-index special function $\mathcal{W}^{\left(\bar{\alpha},\bar{\nu}\right)}$ that arose from an eigenvalue problem for a multi-order fractional hyper-Bessel operator, involving…
Legendre's relation for the complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds is generalized. The proof depends on an application of the generalized trigonometric functions and is alternative to the proof for Elliott's identity.
This article is devoted to derivation of the Laplace transforms of the derivatives with respect to parameters of certain special functions, namely, the Mittag-Leffler type, Wright and Le Roy type functions. These formulas show…
The computation of the Mittag-Leffler (ML) function with matrix arguments, and some applications in fractional calculus, are discussed. In general the evaluation of a scalar function in matrix arguments may require the computation of…
The essential variables in a finite function $f$ are defined as variables which occur in $f$ and weigh with the values of that function. The number of essential variables is an important measure of complexity for discrete functions. When…
The theory of fractional calculus in the complex plane was not built with a specific application in mind. The main obstacle to application was the difficulty with obtaining analytic continuations of fractional derivatives and integrals. It…
The main purpose of this paper is to give characterization theorems on derivations as well as on linear functions. Among others the following problem will be investigated: Let $n\in\mathbb{Z}$, $f, g\colon\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be…
Integral transformations are used to estimate high order derivatives of various special functions. Applications are given to numerical integration, where estimates of high order derivatives of the integrand are needed to achieve bounds on…
Integral representations play a prominent role in the analysis of entire functions. The representations of generalized Mittag-Leffler type functions and their asymptotics have been (and still are) investigated by plenty of authors in…
Discrete analogs of the index transforms, involving Bessel and the modified Bessel functions are introduced and investigated. The corresponding inversion theorems for suitable classes of functions and sequences are established.