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We generalize the fractional Caputo derivative to the fractional derivative ${{^CD}^{\alpha,\beta}_{\gamma}}$, which is a convex combination of the left Caputo fractional derivative of order $\alpha$ and the right Caputo fractional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-23 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

The main purpose of this paper is to study the fractional-order model with Caputo derivative associated to Lagrange system. For this fractional-order system we investigate the existence and uniqueness of solutions of initial value problem,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-11-22 Mihai Ivan

This work is dedicated to the study of a mixed-type partial differential equation involving a Caputo fractional derivative in the time domain $t > 0$ and a classical parabolic equation in the domain $t < 0$, along with Dezin-type non-local…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-17 Ravshan Ashurov , Umida Dusanova , Navbahor Nuraliyeva

The aim of this tutorial survey is to revisit the basic theory of relaxation processes governed by linear differential equations of fractional order. The fractional derivatives are intended both in the Rieamann-Liouville sense and in the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-05-18 Francesco Mainardi , Rudolf Gorenflo

We examine the fractional derivative of composite functions and present a generalization of the product and chain rules for the Caputo fractional derivative. These results are especially important for physical and biological systems that…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2019-01-10 Gavriil Shchedrin , Nathanael C. Smith , Anastasia Gladkina , Lincoln D. Carr

We consider a conflict-controlled dynamical system described by a nonlinear ordinary fractional differential equation with the Caputo derivative of an order $\alpha \in (0, 1).$ Basing on the finite-difference Gr\"{u}nwald-Letnikov…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-26 Mikhail Gomoyunov

Time-fractional parabolic equations with a Caputo time derivative of order $\alpha\in(0,1)$ are discretised in time using collocation methods, which assume that the Caputo derivative of the computed solution is piecewise-polynomial. For…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-23 Sebastian Franz , Natalia Kopteva

The study of fuzzy fractional variational problems in terms of a fractional Liouville-Caputo derivative is introduced. Necessary optimality conditions for problems of the fuzzy fractional calculus of variations with free end-points are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-12-26 O. S. Fard , R. Almeida , J. Soolaki , A. H. Borzabadi

Fractional differential equations model processes with memory effects, providing a realistic perspective on complex systems. We examine time-delayed differential equations, discussing first-order and fractional Caputo time-delayed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-08 Bayron Micolta-Riascos , Byron Droguett , Gisel Mattar Marriaga , Genly Leon , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Luis del Campo , Yoelsy Leyva

Using the recent weighted generalized fractional order operators of Hattaf, a general fractional optimal control problem without constraints on the values of the control functions is formulated and a corresponding (weak) version of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-19 Houssine Zine , El Mehdi Lotfi , Delfim F. M. Torres , Noura Yousfi

In this article, we propose a higher order approximation to Caputo fractional (C-F) derivative using graded mesh and standard central difference approximation for space derivatives, in order to obtain the approximate solution of time…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-12 Gande Naga Raju , Harshita Madduri

We prove necessary optimality conditions, in the class of continuous functions, for variational problems defined with Jumarie's modified Riemann-Liouville derivative. The fractional basic problem of the calculus of variations with free…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-05-10 Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

We review recent results obtained to solve fractional order optimal control problems with free terminal time and a dynamic constraint involving integer and fractional order derivatives. Some particular cases are studied in detail. A…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-06-04 Shakoor Pooseh , Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

The aim of this study to investigate the existence of solutions for the following nonlocal integral boundary value problem of Caputo type fractional differential inclusions. To achieve our goals, we take advantage of fixed point theorems…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-07-17 Hüseyin Işık

Distributed-order fractional non-local operators have been introduced and studied by Caputo at the end of the 20th century. They generalize fractional order derivatives/integrals in the sense that such operators are defined by a weighted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Faical Ndairou , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this chapter, we mainly review theoretical results on inverse source problems for diffusion equations with the Caputo time-fractional derivatives of order $\alpha\in(0,1)$. Our survey covers the following types of inverse problems: 1.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-04-15 Yikan Liu , Zhiyuan Li , Masahiro Yamamoto

We introduce a numerical method, based on modified hat functions, for solving a class of fractional optimal control problems. In our scheme, the control and the fractional derivative of the state function are considered as linear…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-29 Somayeh Nemati , Pedro M. Lima , Delfim F. M. Torres

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 begin with a treatment of the Caputo time-fractional diffusion equation, by using the Laplace transform, to obtain a Volterra intego-differential equation where we may examine the weakly singular nature of this convolution…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-01-27 Wesley Davis , Richard Noren , Ke Shi

This paper is devoted to the study of generalised time-fractional evolution equations involving Caputo type derivatives. Using analytical methods and probabilistic arguments we obtain well-posedness results and stochastic representations…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-05-03 M. E. Hernández-Hernández , V. N. Kolokoltsov , L. Toniazzi