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We obtain necessary optimality conditions for higher-order infinite horizon problems of the calculus of variations via discrete quantum operators.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-09-11 Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres

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

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

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 order to solve fractional variational problems, there exist two theorems of necessary conditions: an Euler-Lagrange equation which involves Caputo and Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives, and other Euler-Lagrange equation that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-12 Melani Barrios , Gabriela Reyero , Mabel Tidball

In this paper, we examine higher order difference problems. Using the "squeezing" argument, we derive both Euler's condition and the transversality condition. In order to derive the two conditions, two needed assumptions are identified. A…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-04-20 Dapeng Cai , Takashi Gyoshin Nitta

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 develop an elementary method to give a Lipschitz estimate for the minimizers in the problem of Herglotz' variational principle proposed in \cite{CCWY2018} in the time-dependent case. We deduce Erdmann's condition and the Euler-Lagrange…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-07-15 Piermarco Cannarsa , Wei Cheng , Liang Jin , Kaizhi Wang , Jun Yan

In this paper, calculus of variation methods are generalized to find min-max optimal solution of uncertain dynamical systems with uncertain or certain cost. First, a new form of Euler-Lagrange conditions for uncertain systems is presented.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-05-28 Farid Sheikholeslam , R. Doosthoseyni

We introduce new fractional operators of variable order on isolated time scales with Mittag-Leffler kernels. This allows a general formulation of a class of fractional variational problems involving variable-order difference operators. Main…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2019-02-19 Thabet Abdeljawad , Raziye Mert , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study a multi-objective variational problem of Herglotz' type with cooperative linear coupling. We established the associated Euler-Lagrange equations and the characteristic system for cooperative weakly coupled systems of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-16 Wei Cheng , Kai Zhao , Min Zhou

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-12 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this work we propose a new and more general approach to the calculus of variations on time scales that allows to obtain, as particular cases, both delta and nabla results. More precisely, we pose the problem of minimizing or maximizing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-08-30 Ewa Girejko , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , 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

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

We formulate a Herglotz-type variational principle on a Lie algebroid and derive the corresponding Euler--Lagrange--Herglotz equations for a Lagrangian depending on an additional scalar variable $z$. This provides a geometric framework for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-22 Alexandre Anahory Simoes , Leonardo Colombo

We extend the DuBois-Reymond necessary optimality condition and Noether's first theorem to variational problems of Herglotz type with time delay. Our results provide, as corollaries, the DuBois-Reymond necessary optimality condition and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-04-16 Simao P. S. Santos , Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres

This work presents higher order Lagrangian dynamics possessing locally conformal character. More concretely, locally conformal higher order Euler-Lagrange equations are written with particular focus on the second- and the third-order cases.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-11-27 Serdar Çite , Oğul Esen

We derive the equations of motion of an action-dependent version of the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian, as a specific instance of the Herglotz variational problem. Action-dependent Lagrangians lead to dissipative dynamics, which cannot be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-08 Jordi Gaset , Arnau Mas

Higher-order optimization problems naturally appear when investigating the effects of a patent with finite length, as in the pioneering work of Futagami and Iwaisako (2007). In this paper, we establish the Euler equations and transversality…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-03-20 Dapeng Cai , Takashi Gyoshin Nitta