Fractional Calculus and Special Functions with Applications

The study of fractional integrals and fractional derivatives has a long history, and they have many real-world applications because of their properties of interpolation between integer-order operators. This field includes classical fractional operators such as Riemann–Liouville, Weyl, Caputo, and Grunwald–Letnikov; nevertheless, especially in the last two decades, many new operators have also appeared that often define using integrals with special functions in the kernel, such as Atangana–Baleanu, Prabhakar, Marichev–Saigo–Maeda, and the tempered fractional equation, as well as their extended or multivariable forms. These have been intensively studied because they can also be useful in modelling and analysing real-world processes, due to their different properties and behaviours from those of the classical cases.Special functions, such as Mittag–Leffler functions, hypergeometric functions, Fox's H-functions, Wright functions, and Bessel and hyper-Bessel functions, also have important connections with fractional calculus. Some of them, such as the Mittag–Leffler function and its generalisations, appear naturally as solutions of fractional differential equations. Furthermore, many interesting relationships between different special functions are found by using the operators of fractional calculus. Certain special functions have also been applied to analyse the qualitative properties of fractional differential equations, e.g., the concept of Mittag–Leffler stability.The aim of this reprint is to explore and highlight the diverse connections between fractional calculus and special functions, and their associated applications

Comportamiento de orden fraccionario en la respuesta de un circuito RC mediante derivada de núcleo singular

This paper proposes the fractional-order differential equation of an RC electronic circuit in terms of the Caputo-type fractional derivative. The fractional-order derivative is defined in the interval 0<q≤1 considering the dimensionality of the parameters R and C. The exact analytical solution is presented using properties of the Laplace transform and Mittag-Leffler function. Besides, the experimental response of the proposed circuit is presented and compared with the analytical solutions. The results show that the voltage depends on the values of the fractional order.En este artículo, se presenta la ecuación diferencial fraccionaria de un circuito electrónico RC en términos de la derivada fraccionaria de tipo Caputo y la solución analítica exacta usando propiedades de la transformada de Laplace y la función Mittag-Leffler. El orden de la derivada fraccionaria es definido en el intervalo 0<q≤1, preservando la dimensionalidad de los parámetros R y C. Además, se muestra la respuesta experimental del circuito propuesto y se compara con las soluciones analíticas. Los resultados muestran que el voltaje del capacitor depende directamente de los valores del orden fraccionario

Analog Implementation of Fractional-Order Elements and Their Applications

With advancements in the theory of fractional calculus and also with widespread engineering application of fractional-order systems, analog implementation of fractional-order integrators and differentiators have received considerable attention. This is due to the fact that this powerful mathematical tool allows us to describe and model a real-world phenomenon more accurately than via classical “integer” methods. Moreover, their additional degree of freedom allows researchers to design accurate and more robust systems that would be impractical or impossible to implement with conventional capacitors. Throughout this thesis, a wide range of problems associated with analog circuit design of fractional-order systems are covered: passive component optimization of resistive-capacitive and resistive-inductive type fractional-order elements, realization of active fractional-order capacitors (FOCs), analog implementation of fractional-order integrators, robust fractional-order proportional-integral control design, investigation of different materials for FOC fabrication having ultra-wide frequency band, low phase error, possible low- and high-frequency realization of fractional-order oscillators in analog domain, mathematical and experimental study of solid-state FOCs in series-, parallel- and interconnected circuit networks. Consequently, the proposed approaches in this thesis are important considerations in beyond the future studies of fractional dynamic systems