A Generalization of a Fractional Variational Problem with Dependence on the Boundaries and a Real Parameter

In this paper, we present a new fractional variational problem where the Lagrangian depends not only on the independent variable, an unknown function and its left- and right-sided Caputo fractional derivatives with respect to another function, but also on the endpoint conditions and a free parameter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ricardo Almeida, Natália Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Fractal and Fractional
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3110/5/1/24
Description
Summary:In this paper, we present a new fractional variational problem where the Lagrangian depends not only on the independent variable, an unknown function and its left- and right-sided Caputo fractional derivatives with respect to another function, but also on the endpoint conditions and a free parameter. The main results of this paper are necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for variational problems with or without isoperimetric and holonomic restrictions. Our results not only provide a generalization to previous results but also give new contributions in fractional variational calculus. Finally, we present some examples to illustrate our results.
ISSN:2504-3110