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Numerical methods that preserve geometric invariants of the system, such as energy, momentum or the symplectic form, are called geometric integrators. Variational integrators are an important class of geometric integrators. The general idea…

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Decoupling systems into independently evolving components has a long history of simplifying seemingly complex systems. They enable a better understanding of the underlying dynamics and causal structures while providing more efficient means…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-11 Ximing Wang , Chengran Yang , Mile Gu

A multi-agent system designed to achieve distance-based shape control with flocking behavior can be seen as a mechanical system described by a Lagrangian function and subject to additional external forces. Forced variational integrators are…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-01 Leonardo Colombo , Patricio Moreno , Mengbin Ye , Hector Garcia de Marina , Ming Cao

Computing solutions to partial differential equations using the fast Fourier transform can lead to unwanted oscillatory behavior. Due to the periodic nature of the discrete Fourier transform, waves that leave the computational domain on one…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-18 Anne Liu , Thomas Trogdon

Fractional differential equations are powerful mathematical descriptors for intricate physical phenomena in a compact form. However, compared to integer ordinary or partial differential equations, solving fractional differential equations…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-16 Donya Dabiri , Joshua DaRosa , Milad Saadat , Deepak Mangal , Safa Jamali

This paper presents a data-integrated framework for learning the dynamics of fractional-order nonlinear systems in both discrete-time and continuous-time settings. The proposed framework consists of two main steps. In the first step,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-19 Bahram Yaghooti , Chengyu Li , Bruno Sinopoli

In the present work, we investigate the potential of fractional derivatives to model atmospheric dispersion of pollutants. We propose simple fractional differential equation models for the steady state spatial distribution of concentration…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2017-02-22 A. G. O. Goulart , M. J. Lazo , J. M. S. Suarez , D. M. Moreira

The process of generating data such as images is controlled by independent and unknown factors of variation. The retrieval of these variables has been studied extensively in the disentanglement, causal representation learning, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Gaël Gendron , Michael Witbrock , Gillian Dobbie

In this paper we consider extensions of the gradient elasticity models proposed earlier by the second author to describe materials with fractional non-locality and fractality using the techniques developed recently by the first author. We…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-08-15 Vasily E. Tarasov , Elias C. Aifantis

Two approximations, derived from continuous expansions of Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives into series involving integer order derivatives, are studied. Using those series, one can formally transform any problem that contains…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-05-10 Shakoor Pooseh , Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this paper, we consider some aspects of the numerical analysis of the mathematical model of fractional Duffing with a derivative of variable fractional order of the Riemann-Liouville type. Using numerical methods: an explicit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-06 Valentine Kim , Roman Parovik

We present a finite element variational integrator for compressible flows. The numerical scheme is derived by discretizing, in a structure preserving way, the Lie group formulation of fluid dynamics on diffeomorphism groups and the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-15 Evan S. Gawlik , François Gay-Balmaz

The paper is devoted to the development of control procedures with a guide for conflict-controlled dynamical systems described by ordinary fractional differential equations with the Caputo derivative of an order $\alpha \in (0, 1).$ For the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-10 Mikhail Gomoyunov

Main results and techniques of the fractional calculus of variations are surveyed. We consider variational problems containing Caputo derivatives and study them using both indirect and direct methods. In particular, we provide necessary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-12 Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study the fundamental problem of the calculus of variations with variable order fractional operators. Fractional integrals are considered in the sense of Riemann-Liouville while derivatives are of Caputo type.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-07 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We study fractional configurations in gravity theories and Lagrange mechanics. The approach is based on Caputo fractional derivative which gives zero for actions on constants. We elaborate fractional geometric models of physical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-09-20 Dumitru Baleanu , Sergiu I. Vacaru

There has recently been considerable interest in using a nonstandard piecewise approximation to formulate fractional order differential equations as difference equations that describe the same dynamical behaviour and are more amenable to a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-09 Christopher N Angstmann , Bruce I Henry , Anna V McGann

Numerical solving differential equations with fractional derivatives requires elimination of the singularity which is inherent in the standard definition of fractional derivatives. The method of integration by parts to eliminate this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-26 Pavel B. Dubovski , Jeffrey A. Slepoi

We review and compare different computational variational methods applied to a system of fourth order equations that arises as a model of cylinder buckling. We describe both the discretization and implementation, in particular how to deal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jiri Horak , Gabriel J. Lord , Mark A. Peletier

So far, it is not well known how to deal with dissipative systems. There are many paths of investigation in the literature and none of them present a systematic and general procedure to tackle the problem. On the other hand, it is well…

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