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A new definition of a fractional derivative has recently been developed, making use of a fractional Dirac delta function as its integral kernel. This derivative allows for the definition of a distributional fractional derivative, and as…

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In this communication, one shows that there exists in the literature a certain form of deformed derivative that can here be identified as the dual of conformable derivative. The deformed subtraction is used here, together with the duality…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 Wanderson Rosa , José Weberszpil

We introduce an original approach to geometric calculus in which we define derivatives and integrals on functions which depend on extended bodies in space--that is, paths, surfaces, and volumes etc. Though this theory remains to be fully…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Theodore G. Erler

We consider a scalar-valued implicit function of many variables, and provide two closed formulae for all of its partial derivatives. One formula is based on products of partial derivatives of the defining function, the other one involves…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-12-21 Shaul Zemel

In this article we discuss an important students' misconception about derivatives, that the expression of the derivative of the function contains the information as to whether the function is differentiable or not where the expression is…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2018-05-02 Roman Kvasov

A simple theory of the covariant derivatives, deformed derivatives and relative covariant derivatives of extensor fields is present using algebraic and analytical tools developed in previous papers. Several important formulas are derived.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. V. Fernandez , A. M. Moya , E. Notte-Cuello , W. A. Rodrigues

Based on Colombeau's theory of algebras of generalized functions we introduce the concepts of generalized functions taking values in differentiable manifolds as well as of generalized vector bundle homomorphisms. We study their basic…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Michael Kunzinger

This paper is an introduction to the theory of multivector functions of a real variable. The notions of limit, continuity and derivative for these objects are given. The theory of multivector functions of a real variable, even being similar…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2016-08-16 A. M. Moya , V. V. Fernández , W. A. Rodrigues

A systematic theory is introduced for calculating the derivatives of quaternion matrix function with respect to quaternion matrix variables. The proposed methodology is equipped with the matrix product rule and chain rule and it is able to…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2015-03-10 Dongpo Xu , Danilo P. Mandic

Given the growing quantity of proposals and works of basic hypergeometric functions in the scope of $q$-calculus, it is important to introduce a systematic classification of $q$-calculus. Our aim in this article is to investigate certain…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Ayman Shehata

Consider a real valued function defined, but not differentiable at some point. We use sequences approaching the point of interest to define and study sequential concepts of secant and cord derivatives of the function at the point of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-01-15 Steen Pedersen , Joseph P. Sjoberg

The main aim of this note is to provide characterization theorems concerning real derivations. Among others the following implication will be verified: Assume that $\xi\colon \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ is a given differentiable function and…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-07-17 Eszter Gselmann

We prove a far-reaching generalization of Rickman's Picard theorem for a surprisingly large class of mappings, based on the recently developed theory of quasiregular values. Our results are new even in the planar case.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Ilmari Kangasniemi , Jani Onninen

The quantum correlations of scalar fields are examined as a power series in derivatives. Recursive algebraic equations are derived and determine the amplitudes; all loop integrations are performed. This recursion contains the same…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Gordon Chalmers

In this manuscript, we generalize F-calculus to apply it on fractal Tartan spaces. The generalized standard F-calculus is used to obtain the integral and derivative of the functions on the fractal Tartan with different dimensions. The…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-01-31 Alireza Khalili Golmankhaneh

In this paper we introduce and investigate a new kind of functional (including ordinary and evolutionary partial) differential equations. The main goal of this paper is to explore our new philosophy by some examples on functional ODEs and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-02-14 De-Xing Kong , Cheng Zhang

In previous work, the authors introduced the notion of Q-Koszul algebras, as a tool to "model" module categories for semisimple algebraic groups over fields of large characteristics. Here we suggest the model extends to small…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2014-06-24 Brian Parshall , Leonard Scott

We give formulae for first and second derivatives of generalized eigenvalues/eigenvectors of symmetric matrices and generalized singular values/singular vectors of rectangular matrices when the matrices are linear or nonlinear functions of…

Computation · Statistics 2025-08-18 Jan de Leeuw

A simple theory of the covariant derivatives, deformed derivatives and relative covariant derivatives of multivector and multiform fields is presented using algebraic and analytical tools developed in previous papers.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. V. Fernandez , A. M. Moya , E. Notte-Cuello , W. A. Rodrigues

This paper presents a self-contained new theory of weak fractional differential calculus in one-dimension. The crux of this new theory is the introduction of a weak fractional derivative notion which is a natural generalization of integer…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-21 Xiaobing Feng , Mitchell Sutton