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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.
Summary]{In this paper, we study problems of minimization of a functional depending on the fractional Caputo derivative of order $0<\alpha \leq 1$ and the fractional Riemann- Liouville integral of order $\beta > 0$ at fixed endpoints. A…
We study problems of the calculus of variations and optimal control within the framework of time scales. Specifically, we obtain Euler-Lagrange type equations for both Lagrangians depending on higher order delta derivatives and…
In this paper, we investigate the existence and uniqueness of solutions for a fractional boundary value problem supplemented with nonlocal Riemann-Liouville fractional integral and Caputo fractional derivative boundary conditions. Our…
The aim of this paper is to study certain problems of calculus of variations, that are dependent upon a Lagrange function on a Caputo-type fractional derivative. This type of fractional operator is a generalization of the Caputo and the…
The present work was primarily motivated by our findings in the literature of some flaws within the proof of the second-order Legendre necessary optimality condition for fractional calculus of variations problems. Therefore we were eager to…
In this paper, first a class of fractional differential equations are obtained by using the fractional variational principles. We find a fractional Lagrangian $L(x(t)$, where $_a^cD_t^\alpha x(t))$ and $0<\alpha< 1$, such that the following…
Using both fractional derivatives, defined in the Riemann-Liouville and Caputo senses, and classical derivatives of the integer order we examine different numerical approaches to ordinary differential equations. Generally we formulate some…
A variational principle for Lagrangian densities containing derivatives of real order is formulated and the invariance of this principle is studied in two characteristic cases. Necessary and sufficient conditions for an infinitesimal…
We prove a necessary optimality condition of Euler-Lagrange type for variational problems on time scales involving nabla derivatives of higher-order. The proof is done using a new and more general fundamental lemma of the calculus of…
We study incommensurate fractional variational problems in terms of a generalized fractional integral with Lagrangians depending on classical derivatives and generalized fractional integrals and derivatives. We obtain necessary optimality…
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We derive a new Lyapunov type inequality for a boundary value problem involving both left Riemann--Liouville and right Caputo fractional derivatives in presence of natural conditions. Application to the corresponding eigenvalue problem is…
We obtain Euler-Lagrange equations, transversality conditions and a Noether-like theorem for Herglotz-type variational problems with Lagrangians depending on generalized fractional derivatives. As an application, we consider a damped…
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In this paper, we state with a variational method a general theorem providing the existence of a weak solution $u$ for fractional Euler-Lagrange equations of the type: $$ \dfrac{\partial L}{\partial x} (u,D^\alpha_- u,t) + D^\alpha_+…
We study dynamic minimization problems of the calculus of variations with Lagrangian functionals containing Riemann-Liouville fractional integrals, classical and Caputo fractional derivatives. Under assumptions of regularity, coercivity and…
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…