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Trends in fractional (fractanal) differential equations
by
V. Lakshmikantham
Florida Institute of Technology
The concept of derivatives of non-integer order goes back to L’Hospital’s query to Leibnitz and his reply to L’Hospital in 1645, in which the meaning of the derivative of one-half (1/2) order was raised. This led to the appearance of the theory of calculus of arbitrary order derivatives and integrals, which was more or less developed by the end of the 19th century. However, during the last few decades, this theory was applied to various real world problems, but the theory of fractional dynamic systems did not develop until very recently. In this talk, we shall discuss some current developments of the trend.
Date received: February 24, 2008
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