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Considered is the Schr\"odinger equation in a finite-dimensional space as an equation of mathematical physics derivable from the variational principle and treatable in terms of the Lagrange-Hamilton formalism. It provides an interesting…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-03-17 J. J. Sławianowski , V. Kovalchuk

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 argue relations between the Aharonov invariants and Tamanoi's Schwarzian derivatives of higher order and give a recursion formula for Tamanoi's Schwarzians. Then we propose a definition of invariant Schwarzian derivatives of a…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2009-11-16 Seong-A Kim , Toshiyuki Sugawa

Ostrogradsky instability generally appears in nondegenerate higher-order derivative theories and this issue can be resolved by removing any existing degeneracy present in such theories. We consider an action involving terms that are at most…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-03-14 Pawan Joshi , Sukanta Panda

In many nonlinear field theories, relevant solutions may be found by reducing the order of the original Euler-Lagrange equations, e.g., to first order equations (Bogomolnyi equations, self-duality equations, etc.). Here we generalise,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-02-01 C. Adam , F. Santamaria

There exists an extensive and fairly comprehensive discrete analytic function theory which is based on circle packing. This paper introduces a faithful discrete analogue of the classical Schwarzian derivative to this theory and develops its…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Kenneth Stephenson

A type of fractional derivative, referred to as \alpha-derivative, is studied. The \alpha-derivative of fractional type obeys Leibnitz rule. Based on the definition of \alpha-derivative the operations of analysis and differential geometry…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-09-28 V. V. Kobelev

We study operators that are generalizations of the classical Riemann-Liouville fractional integral, and of the Riemann-Liouville and Caputo fractional derivatives. A useful formula relating the generalized fractional derivatives is proved,…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-10-29 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

The main purpose of this paper is to establish a Schwarz lemma for the solutions to the Dirichlet problems for the invariant Laplacians. The obtained result of this paper is a generalization of the corresponding known results [11, Theorem…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2023-12-15 Qianyun Li , Jiaolong Chen

We introduce a Lagrangian which can be varied to give both the equation of motion and world-line deviations of spinning particles simultaneously.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Morteza Mohseni

We investigate the relation between pluri-Lagrangian hierarchies of $2$-dimensional partial differential equations and their variational symmetries. The aim is to generalize to the case of partial differential equations the recent findings…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2020-12-17 Matteo Petrera , Mats Vermeeren

In a space of 4-dimensions, I will examine constrained variational problems in which the Lagrangian, and constraint scalar density, are concomitants of a (pseudo-Riemannian) metric tensor and its first two derivatives. The Lagrange…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-09-15 Gregory W. Horndeski

In this work, the semi-inverse method has been used to derive the Lagrangian of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. Then, the time operator of the Lagrangian of the KdV equation has been transformed into fractional domain in terms of the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2016-08-02 S. A. El-Wakil , E. M. Abulwafa , M. A. Zahran , A. A. Mahmoud

A Lie system is a system of first-order differential equations admitting a superposition rule, i.e., a map that expresses its general solution in terms of a generic family of particular solutions and certain constants. In this work, we use…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-04-30 J. de Lucas , C. Sardón

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 develop a calculus of variations for functionals which are defined on a set of non differentiable curves. We first extend the classical differential calculus in a quantum calculus, which allows us to define a complex operator, called the…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2015-06-26 Jacky Cresson

Invariant Lagrangians yield invariant Euler-Lagrange equations, and it was discussed in the literature how to compute those using various local methods. The focus of this paper is on global algebraic differential invariants. In this case…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-13 Boris Kruglikov , Eivind Schneider , Wijnand Steneker

We analyze the relation between the concept of auxiliary variables and the Inverse problem of the calculus of variations to construct a Lagrangian from a given set of equations of motion. The problem of the construction of a consistent…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Ignacio Cortese , J. Antonio Garcia

We elucidate consistency of the so-called corner equations which are elementary building blocks of Euler-Lagrange equations for two-dimensional pluri-Lagrangian problems. We show that their consistency can be derived from the existence of…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2016-03-08 Raphael Boll , Matteo Petrera , Yuri B. Suris

Lagrange scalar densities which are concomitants of two scalar fields, a pseudo-Riemannian metric tensor, and their derivatives of arbitrary differential order are investigated in a space of four-dimensions. I construct the most general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-05 Gregory W. Horndeski