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It is known that at least ten equivalent definitions of the fractional Laplacian exist in an unbounded domain. Here we derive a further equivalent definition that is based on the Mellin transform and it can be used when the fractional…

We develop a potential-theoretic and functional framework for the fractional--logarithmic Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{s+\ln}$ and its inhomogeneous counterpart $(\lambda I-\Delta)^{s+\ln}$ with $\lambda>1$. Their inverses yield logarithmic…

Let $\Delta_{N}$ be the multidimensional discrete Laplacian on $\mathbb{Z}^N$ ($N\ge1$). In this note, we prove that, when $N=1$, the right hand derivative of $(-\Delta_1)^s$ at $0$ is an exotic discrete Riesz potential (namely, the…

We propose a unified meshless method to solve classical and fractional PDE problems with $(-\Delta)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}}$ for $\alpha \in (0, 2]$. The classical ($\alpha = 2$) and fractional ($\alpha < 2$) Laplacians, one local and the other…

The main purpose of this paper is to address two open questions raised by W. Reichel on characterizations of balls in terms of the Riesz potential and fractional Laplacian. For a bounded $C^1$ domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^N$, we consider…

This article reviews several definitions of the fractional Laplace operator (-Delta)^{alpha/2} (0 < alpha < 2) in R^d, also known as the Riesz fractional derivative operator, as an operator on Lebesgue spaces L^p, on the space C_0 of…

We consider and provide an accurate study for the fractional Zernike functions on the punctured unit disc, generalizing the classical Zernike polynomials and their associated $\beta$-restricted Zernike functions. Mainly, we give the…

We present a numerical method for the approximation of the inverse of the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{s}$, based on its spectral definition, using rational functions to approximate the fractional power $A^{-s}$ of a matrix $A$, for…

The fractional Laplacian $(-\triangle)^{\gamma/2}$ commutes with the primary coordination transformations in the Euclidean space $\RR^d$: dilation, translation and rotation, and has tight link to splines, fractals and stable Levy processes.…

Exceptionally elegant formulae exist for the fractional Laplacian operator applied to weighted classical orthogonal polynomials. We utilize these results to construct a solver, based on frame properties, for equations involving the…

We propose a counterpart of the classical Rollnik-class of potentials for fractional and massive relativistic Laplacians, and describe this space in terms of appropriate Riesz potentials. These definitions rely on precise resolvent…

We study existence, regularity, and qualitative properties of solutions to linear problems involving higher-order fractional Laplacians $(-\Delta)^s$ for any $s>1$. Using the nonlocal properties of these operators, we provide an explicit…

This paper presents a new formulation of the fractional Laplacian operator $(-\Delta)^s$ in $n$-dimensional space ($n \ge 1$). The proposed formulation expresses $(-\Delta)^s$ as a composition of the classical Laplace differential operator…

We study the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^{\sigma/2}$ on the $n$-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}^n$, $n\geq1$. First, we present a general extension problem that describes \textit{any} fractional power $L^\gamma$, $\gamma>0$, where $L$ is…

In this paper, we introduce, for the first time, the fractional--logarithmic Laplacian \( (-\Delta)^{s+\log} \), defined as the derivative of the fractional Laplacian \( (-\Delta)^t \) at \( t=s \). It is a singular integral operator with…

We look for solutions of $(-\Delta)^s u+f(u) = 0$ in a bounded smooth domain $\Omega$, $s\in(0,1)$, with a strong singularity at the boundary. In particular, we are interested in solutions which are $L^1(\Omega)$ and higher order with…

In this paper we deduce a formula for the fractional Laplace operator $(-\Delta)^{s}$ on radially symmetric functions useful for some applications. We give a criterion of subharmonicity associated with $(-\Delta)^{s}$, and apply it to a…

We introduce a new family of function spaces, the fractional generalized Sobolev-Orlicz spaces $\Lambda^{s,A}_0(\Omega)$, where $A$ is a generalized $\Phi$-function satisfying the $(\mathrm{Inc})_{p}$ and $(\mathrm{Dec})_{q}$ conditions for…

In this article we show that the fractional Laplacian in $R^{2}$ can be factored into a product of the divergence operator, a Riesz potential operator, and the gradient operator. Using this factored form we introduce a generalization of the…

In this paper we establish new $L^1$-type estimates for the classical Riesz potentials of order $\alpha \in (0, N)$: \[ \|I_\alpha u\|_{L^{N/(N-\alpha)}(\mathbb{R}^N)} \leq C \|Ru\|_{L^1(\mathbb{R}^N;\mathbb{R}^N)}. \] This sharpens the…