Free vibration of thermo-elastic microplate based on spatiotemporal fractional-order derivatives with nonlocal characteristic length and time

A fractional-order thermo-elastic model taking into account the small-scale effects of the thermo-elastic coupled behavior is developed to study the free vibration of a higher-order shear microplate.The nonlocal strain gradient theory is modified with the introduction of the fractional-order derivatives and the nonlocal characteristic length.The Fourier heat conduction is replaced by the non-Fourier heat conduction with the introduction of the fractional order and the memory characteristic time.Numerical calculations are performed to analyze the effects of the nonlocal strain gradient parameters,the spatiotemporal fractional order,the nonlocal characteristic length,and the memory characteristic time on the natural frequencies,the vibration attenuation,and the phase shift between the temperature field and the displacement field.The numerical results show that the new thermo-elastic model with the spatiotemporal fractional order can provide more exquisite descriptions of the thermo-elastic behavior at a small scale.

Improved Oustaloup approximation of fractional-order operators using adaptive chaotic particle swarm optimization

A rational approximation method of the fractional-order derivative and integral operators is proposed. The turning fre- quency points are fixed in each frequency interval in the standard Oustaloup approximation. In the improved Oustaloup method, the turning frequency points are determined by the adaptive chaotic particle swarm optimization （PSO）. The average velocity is proposed to reduce the iterations of the PSO. The chaotic search scheme is combined to reduce the opportunity of the premature phenomenon. Two fitness functions are given to minimize the zero-pole and amplitude-phase frequency errors for the underlying optimization problems. Some numerical examples are compared to demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of this proposed rational approximation method.

SIMULTANEOUSE APPROXIMATION TO A DIFFERENTIABLE FUNCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVES BY LAGRANGE INTERPOLATING POLYNOMIALS

This paper establishes the following pointwise result for simultancous Lagrange imterpolating approxima- tion:,then |f^(k)(x)-P_n^(k)(f,x)|=O(1)△_n^(q-k)(x)ω where P_n(f,x)is the Lagrange interpolating potynomial of deereeon the nodes X_nUY_n(see the definition of the next).

ON THE POINTWISE ESTIMATIONS OF APPROXIMATION OF FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES BY HERMITE INTERPOLATION

The object of this paper is to establish the pointwise estimations of approximation of functions in C^1 and their derivatives by Hermite interpolation polynomials. The given orders have been proved to be exact in gen- eral.

Weighted Approximation by Left Quasi-interpolants of Derivatives of Gamma Operators

In order to obtain much faster convergence, Miiller introduced the left Gamma quasi- interpolants and obtained an approximation equivalence theorem in terms of 2r wφ （f,t）p. Cuo extended the MiiUer＇s results to wφ^24 （f, t）∞. In this paper we improve the previous results and give a weighted approximation equivalence theorem.

ON APPROXIMATION OF A FUNCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVES BY A POLYNOMIAL AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Let g∈C^q[-1, 1] be such that g^((k))(±1)=0 for k=0,…,q. Let P_n be an algebraic polynomial of degree at most n, such that P_n^((k))(±1)=0 for k=0,…,[_2~ (q+1)]. Then P_n and its derivatives P_n^((k)) for k≤q well approximate g and its respective derivatives, provided only that P_n well approxi- mates g itself in the weighted norm ‖g(x)-P_n(x) (1-x^2)^(1/2)~q‖ This result is easily extended to an arbitrary f∈C^q[-1, 1], by subtracting from f the polynomial of minnimal degree which interpolates f^((0))…,f^((q)) at±1. As well as providing easy criteria for judging the simultaneous approximation properties of a given Polynomial to a given function, our results further explain the similarities and differences between algebraic polynomial approximation in C^q[-1, 1] and trigonometric polynomial approximation in the space of q times differentiable 2π-periodic functions. Our proofs are elementary and basic in character, permitting the construction of actual error estimates for simultaneous approximation proedures for small values of q.

IMPULSIVE EXPONENTIAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF FRACTIONAL-ORDER COMPLEX DYNAMICAL NETWORKS WITH DERIVATIVE COUPLINGS VIA FEEDBACK CONTROL BASED ON DISCRETE TIME STATE OBSERVATIONS

This article aims to address the global exponential synchronization problem for fractional-order complex dynamical networks(FCDNs)with derivative couplings and impulse effects via designing an appropriate feedback control based on discrete time state observations.In contrast to the existing works on integer-order derivative couplings,fractional derivative couplings are introduced into FCDNs.First,a useful lemma with respect to the relationship between the discrete time observations term and a continuous term is developed.Second,by utilizing an inequality technique and auxiliary functions,the rigorous global exponential synchronization analysis is given and synchronization criterions are achieved in terms of linear matrix inequalities(LMIs).Finally,two examples are provided to illustrate the correctness of the obtained results.

ON SIMULTANEOUS APPROXIMATION TO A DIFFERENTIABLE FUNCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVE BY INVERSE PAL-TYPE INTERPOLATION POLYNOMIALS

Let ξn-1<ξn-2 <ξn-2 <… < ξ1 be the zeros of the the (n -1)-th Legendre polynomial Pn-1(x) and - 1 = xn < xn-1 <… < x1 = 1 the zeros of the polynomial W n(x) =- n(n - 1) Pn-1(t)dt = (1 -x2)P'n-1(x). By the theory of the inverse Pal-Type interpolation, for a function f(x) ∈ C[-1 1], there exists a unique polynomial Rn(x) of degree 2n - 2 (if n is even) satisfying conditions Rn(f,ξk) = f(∈ek)(1≤ k≤ n - 1) ;R'n(f,xk) = f'(xk)(1≤ k≤ n). This paper discusses the simultaneous approximation to a differentiable function f by inverse Pal-Type interpolation polynomial {Rn(f,x)} (n is even) and the main result of this paper is that if f ∈ C'[1,1], r≥2, n≥ + 2> and n is even thenholds uniformly for all x ∈ [- 1,1], where h(x) = 1 +

Fractional-order visco-plastic constitutive model for uniaxial ratcheting behaviors

This paper proposes a novel unified visco-plastic constitutive model for uniaxial ratcheting behaviors. The cyclic deformation of the material presents remarkable time-dependence and history memory phenomena. The fractional(fractional-order)derivative is an efficient tool for modeling these phenomena. Therefore, we develop a cyclic fractional-order unified visco-plastic(FVP) constitutive model. Specifically, within the framework of the cyclic elasto-plastic theory, the fractional derivative is used to describe the accumulated plastic strain rate and nonlinear kinematic hardening rule based on the Ohno-Abdel-Karim model. Moreover, a new radial return method for the back stress is developed to describe the unclosed hysteresis loops of the stress-strain properly.The capacity of the FVP model used to predict the cyclic deformation of the SS304 stainless steel is verified through a comparison with the corresponding experimental data found in the literature(KANG, G. Z., KAN, Q. H., ZHANG, J., and SUN, Y. F. Timedependent ratcheting experiments of SS304 stainless steel. International Journal of Plasticity, 22(5), 858–894(2006)). The FVP model is shown to be successful in predicting the rate-dependent ratcheting behaviors of the SS304 stainless steel.

2D-QSAR Studies on Anthranilic Acid Derivatives: A Novel Class of Allosteric Inhibitors of Hepatitis C NS5B Polymerase

Quantitative structure activity relationship （QSAR） studies were performed on 45 anthranilic acid derivatives for their potent allosteric inhibition activities of HCV NSSB polymerase. Genetic algorithm based genetic function approximation （GFA） method of variable selection was used to generate the model. Highly statistically significant model with r^2 = 0.966 and r^2cv = 0.951 was obtained when the number of descriptors in the equation was set to 5. High r^2pred value of 0.884 indicates the good predictive power of the best model. Spatial descriptors of radius of gyration （RadOfGration）, molecular volume （Vm）, length of molecule in the z dimension （Shadow-Zlength）, thermodynamic descriptors of the octanol/water partition coefficient （LogP） and molecular refractivity index （MR） showed enormous contributions to HCV NS5B polymerase inhibition. The validation of the model was done by leave-one-out （LOO） test, randomization tests and external test set prediction. The model gives insight on indispensable structural requirements for the activity and can be used to design more potent analogs against HCV NSSB polymerase.

APPROXIMATION OF CONVEX TYPE FUNCTION BY PARTIAL SUMS OF FOURIER SERIES

The concept of convex type function is introduced in this paper,from which a kin d of convex decomposition approach is proposed.As one of applications of this a pproach,the approximation of the convex type function by the partial sum of its Fourier series is inves tigated.Moreover,the order of approximation is describe d with the 2th continuous modulus.

Attempt to generalize fractional-order electric elements to complex-order ones

The complex derivative D^α±jβ, with α, β ∈ R＋ is a generalization of the concept of integer derivative, where α = 1,β = 0. Fractional-order electric elements and circuits are becoming more and more attractive. In this paper, the complexorder electric elements concept is proposed for the first time, and the complex-order elements are modeled and analyzed.Some interesting phenomena are found that the real part of the order affects the phase of output signal, and the imaginary part affects the amplitude for both the complex-order capacitor and complex-order memristor. More interesting is that the complex-order capacitor can do well at the time of fitting electrochemistry impedance spectra. The complex-order memristor is also analyzed. The area inside the hysteresis loops increases with the increasing of the imaginary part of the order and decreases with the increasing of the real part. Some complex case of complex-order memristors hysteresis loops are analyzed at last, whose loop has touching points beyond the origin of the coordinate system.

Solutions and memory effect of fractional-order chaotic system:A review

Fractional calculus is a 300 years topic,which has been introduced to real physics systems modeling and engineering applications.In the last few decades,fractional-order nonlinear chaotic systems have been widely investigated.Firstly,the most used methods to solve fractional-order chaotic systems are reviewed.Characteristics and memory effect in those method are summarized.Then we discuss the memory effect in the fractional-order chaotic systems through the fractionalorder calculus and numerical solution algorithms.It shows that the integer-order derivative has full memory effect,while the fractional-order derivative has nonideal memory effect due to the kernel function.Memory loss and short memory are discussed.Finally,applications of the fractional-order chaotic systems regarding the memory effects are investigated.The work summarized in this manuscript provides reference value for the applied scientists and engineering community of fractional-order nonlinear chaotic systems.

A Paradoxical Consistency Between Dynamic and Conventional Derivatives on Hybrid Grids

It has been evident that the theory and methods of dynamic derivatives are playing an increasingly important role in hybrid modeling and computations. Being constructed on various kinds of hybrid grids, that is, time scales, dynamic derivatives offer superior accuracy and flexibility in approximating mathematically important natural processes with hard-to-predict singularities, such as the epidemic growth with unpredictable jump sizes and option market changes with high uncertainties, as compared with conventional derivatives. In this article, we shall review the novel new concepts, explore delicate relations between the most frequently used second-order dynamic derivatives and conventional derivatives. We shall investigate necessary conditions for guaranteeing the consistency between the two derivatives. We will show that such a consistency may never exist in general. This implies that the dynamic derivatives provide entirely different new tools for sensitive modeling and approximations on hybrid grids. Rigorous error analysis will be given via asymptotic expansions for further modeling and computational applications. Numerical experiments will also be given.

A specific state variable for a class of 3D continuous fractional-order chaotic systems

A specific state variable in a class of 3D continuous fractional-order chaotic systems is presented. All state variables of fractional-order chaotic systems of this class can be obtained via a specific state variable and its （q-order and 2q-order） time derivatives. This idea is demonstrated by using several well-known fractional-order chaotic systems. Finally, a synchronization scheme is investigated for this fractional-order chaotic system via a specific state variable and its （q-order and 2q-order） time derivatives. Some examples are used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization method.

The Approximation of Hermite Interpolation on the Weighted Mean Norm

We research the simultaneous approximation problem of the higher-order Hermite interpolation based on the zeros of the second Chebyshev polynomials under weighted Lp-norm. The estimation is sharp.

One Approach to Construction of Bilateral Approximations Methods for Solution of Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems

In this paper a new approach to construction of iterative methods of bilateral approximations of eigenvalue is proposed and investigated. The conditions on initial approximation, which ensure the convergence of iterative processes, are obtained.

Numerical Approximation of Quantum-Integrals Using the Appropriate Nodes and Weights

In this paper, we present a procedure for the numerical q-calculation of the q-integrals based on appropriate nodes and weights which are determined such that the error of q-integration is mini-mized;a system of linear and nonlinear set of equations respectively are prepared to obtain the nodes and weights simultaneously;the error of q-integration is considered to be minimized under this condition;finally some application and numerical examples are given for comparison with the exact solution. At the end, the related tables of approximations are presented.

Approximate derivative-dependent functional variable separation for quasi-linear diffusion equations with a weak source

By using the approximate derivative-dependent functional variable separation approach, we study the quasi-linear diffusion equations with a weak source ut = （A（u）Ux）x ＋ eB（u, Ux）. A complete classification of these perturbed equations which admit approximate derivative-dependent functional separable solutions is listed. As a consequence, some approxi- mate solutions to the resulting perturbed equations are constructed via examples.

Stability and Convergence of an Implicit Difference Approximation for the Space Riesz Fractional Reaction-Dispersion Equation

In this paper,we consider a Riesz space-fractional reaction-dispersion equation (RSFRDE).The RSFRDE is obtained from the classical reaction-dispersion equation by replacing the second-order space derivative with a Riesz derivative of orderβ∈(1,2]. We propose an implicit finite difference approximation for RSFRDE.The stability and convergence of the finite difference approximations are analyzed.Numerical results are found in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.