Fractional variational problems depending on indefinite integrals

We obtain necessary optimality conditions for variational problems with a Lagrangian depending on a Caputo fractional derivative, a fractional and an indefinite integral. Main results give fractional Euler-Lagrange type equations and natural boundary conditions, which provide a generalization of the...

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Main Author: Almeida, R. (author)
Other Authors: Pooseh, S. (author), Torres, D.F.M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6584
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/6584
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Summary:We obtain necessary optimality conditions for variational problems with a Lagrangian depending on a Caputo fractional derivative, a fractional and an indefinite integral. Main results give fractional Euler-Lagrange type equations and natural boundary conditions, which provide a generalization of the previous results found in the literature. Isoperimetric problems, problems with holonomic constraints and depending on higher-order Caputo derivatives, as well as fractional Lagrange problems, are considered. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.