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Fractional Derivative as Fractional Power of Derivative
Definitions of fractional derivatives as fractional powers of derivative
operators are suggested. The Taylor series and Fourier series are used to
define fractional power of self-adjoint derivative operator. The Fourier
integrals and Weyl quantization procedure are applied to derive the definition
of fractional derivative operator. Fractional generalization of concept of
stability is considered.Comment: 20 pages, LaTe
Status of the differential transformation method
Further to a recent controversy on whether the differential transformation
method (DTM) for solving a differential equation is purely and solely the
traditional Taylor series method, it is emphasized that the DTM is currently
used, often only, as a technique for (analytically) calculating the power
series of the solution (in terms of the initial value parameters). Sometimes, a
piecewise analytic continuation process is implemented either in a numerical
routine (e.g., within a shooting method) or in a semi-analytical procedure
(e.g., to solve a boundary value problem). Emphasized also is the fact that, at
the time of its invention, the currently-used basic ingredients of the DTM
(that transform a differential equation into a difference equation of same
order that is iteratively solvable) were already known for a long time by the
"traditional"-Taylor-method users (notably in the elaboration of software
packages --numerical routines-- for automatically solving ordinary differential
equations). At now, the defenders of the DTM still ignore the, though much
better developed, studies of the "traditional"-Taylor-method users who, in
turn, seem to ignore similarly the existence of the DTM. The DTM has been given
an apparent strong formalization (set on the same footing as the Fourier,
Laplace or Mellin transformations). Though often used trivially, it is easily
attainable and easily adaptable to different kinds of differentiation
procedures. That has made it very attractive. Hence applications to various
problems of the Taylor method, and more generally of the power series method
(including noninteger powers) has been sketched. It seems that its potential
has not been exploited as it could be. After a discussion on the reasons of the
"misunderstandings" which have caused the controversy, the preceding topics are
concretely illustrated.Comment: To appear in Applied Mathematics and Computation, 29 pages,
references and further considerations adde
Nonparametric Estimation of the Fractional Derivative of a Distribution Function
We propose an estimator for the fractional derivative of a distribution function. Our estimator, based on finite differences of the empirical distribution function generalizes the estimator proposed by Maltz for the nonnegative real case. The asymptotic bias, variance and the consistency of the estimator are studied. Finally, the optimal choice for the ''smoothing parameter'' proves that even in the fractional case, the Stone's rate of convergence is achieved.fractional derivative; nonparametric estimation; distribution function; generalized differences
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