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Invariant conditions for conformable fractional problems of the calculus of variations under the presence of external forces in the dynamics are studied. Depending on the type of transformations considered, different necessary conditions of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-04-14 Matheus J. Lazo , Delfim F. M. Torres

We give a proper fractional extension of the classical calculus of variations by considering variational functionals with a Lagrangian depending on a combined Caputo fractional derivative and the classical derivative. Euler-Lagrange…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-11-11 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-07-30 Rui A. C. Ferreira

Recently it is shown that the non-relativistic quantum formulations can be derived from a least observability principle [36]. In this paper, we apply the principle to massive scalar fields, and derive the Schr\"{o}dinger equation of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Jianhao M. Yang

We prove a Noether type symmetry theorem to fractional problems of the calculus of variations with classical and Riemann-Liouville derivatives. As result, we obtain constants of motion (in the classical sense) that are valid along the mixed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-12 Gastao S. F. Frederico , Delfim F. M. Torres

We prove multidimensional integration by parts formulas for generalized fractional derivatives and integrals. The new results allow us to obtain optimality conditions for multidimensional fractional variational problems with Lagrangians…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-10-14 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We introduce a variational theory for processes adapted to the multi-dimensional Brownian motion filtration. The theory provides a differential structure which describes the infinitesimal evolution of Wiener functionals at very small…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-07-13 Alberto Ohashi , Dorival Leão , Alexandre B. Simas

Fractional variational approach has gained much attention in recent years. There are famous fractional derivatives such as Caputo derivative, Riesz derivative and Riemann-Liouville derivative. Several versions of fractional variational…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-06-28 Guo-cheng Wu

We use the Schwinger action principle to obtain the equations of motion in the Koopman-von Neumann operational version of classical mechanics. We restrict our analysis to non-dissipative systems. We show that the Schwinger action principle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-24 A. D. Bermúdez Manjarres

We introduce a general notion of fractional (noninteger) derivative for functions defined on arbitrary time scales. The basic tools for the time-scale fractional calculus (fractional differentiation and fractional integration) are then…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-12-05 Nadia Benkhettou , Artur M. C. Brito da Cruz , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this work we look at the original fractional calculus of variations problem in a somewhat different way. As a simple consequence, we show that a fractional generalization of a classical problem has a solution without any restrictions on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-27 Rui A. C. Ferreira

In this paper, we introduce two new non-singular kernel fractional derivatives and present a class of other fractional derivatives derived from the new formulations. We present some important results of uniformly convergent sequences of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-12-19 J. Vanterler da C. Sousa , E. Capelas de Oliveira

The calculus of variations is a field of mathematical analysis born in 1687 with Newton's problem of minimal resistance, which is concerned with the maxima or minima of integral functionals. Finding the solution of such problems leads to…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2021-07-30 Delfim F. M. Torres

In calculus of variations on general time scales, an integral Euler-Lagrange equation is usually derived in order to characterize the critical points of non shifted Lagrangian functionals, see e.g. [R.A.C. Ferreira and co-authors,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-01-14 Loïc Bourdin

The theory of scale relativity provides a new insight into the origin of fundamental laws in physics. Its application to microphysics allows us to recover quantum mechanics as mechanics on a non-differentiable (fractal) spacetime. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-13 Marie-Noëlle Célérier , Laurent Nottale

Quantum algorithms for Hamiltonian simulation and linear differential equations more generally have provided promising exponential speed-ups over classical computers on a set of problems with high real-world interest. However, extending…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-14 Noah Brüstle , Nathan Wiebe

We prove Euler-Lagrange fractional equations and sufficient optimality conditions for problems of the calculus of variations with functionals containing both fractional derivatives and fractional integrals in the sense of Riemann-Liouville.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-10-02 Ricardo Almeida , Delfim F. M. Torres

We investigate variational principles for the approximation of quantum dynamics that apply for approximation manifolds that do not have complex linear tangent spaces. The first one, dating back to McLachlan (1964) minimizes the residuum of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-10 Caroline Lasser , Chunmei Su

This article is the second in a series of two presenting the Scale Relativistic approach to non-differentiability in mechanics and its relation to quantum mechanics. Here, we show Schroedinger's equation to be a reformulation of Newton's…

General Physics · Physics 2019-02-22 Mei-Hui Teh , Laurent Nottale , Stephan LeBohec

This paper presents the Euler-Lagrange equations for fractional variational problems with multiple integrals. The fractional Noether-type theorem for conservative and nonconservative generalized physical systems is proved. Our approach uses…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-10-09 Agnieszka B. Malinowska