Fractional Calculus with Applications in Mechanics: Wave Propagation, Impact and Variational Principles
About this ebook
Part 1 of this book presents an introduction to fractional calculus. Chapter 1 briefly gives definitions and notions that are needed later in the book and Chapter 2 presents definitions and some of the properties of fractional integrals and derivatives.
Part 2 is the central part of the book. Chapter 3 presents the analysis of waves in fractional viscoelastic materials in infinite and finite spatial domains. In Chapter 4, the problem of oscillations of a translatory moving rigid body, attached to a heavy, or light viscoelastic rod of fractional order type, is studied in detail. In Chapter 5, the authors analyze a specific engineering problem of the impact of a viscoelastic rod against a rigid wall. Finally, in Chapter 6, some results for the optimization of a functional containing fractional derivatives of constant and variable order are presented.
Ratings and reviews
- Flag inappropriate
About the author
Teodor Atanackovic is Full Professor at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He has authored or coauthored 8 books and more than 170 articles for journals and proceedings.
Stevan Pilipovic is Full Professor at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He has written more than 180 scientific papers in refereed international journals, and more than 35 contributions to special volumes and international conference proceedings.
Bogoljub Stankovic is a retired Professor at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. His interests include classical theory of integral transforms and operational calculus, special functions, functional analysis, generalized functions and hyperfunctions. He has authored several books and more than 200 articles for journals and proceedings.
Duaan Zorica is Assistant Research Professor at the Mathematical Institute, Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences in Belgrade, Serbia. He has authored or co-authored over 30 journal and conference papers. His current research interest is in various aspects of fractional calculus and its application to physical problems.
