On Conformable Delta Fractional Derivative on Time Scales

In this paper, we introduce and investigate the concept of conformable delta fractional derivative on time scales. By using the theory of time scales, we obtain some basic properties of the conformable delta fractional derivative. Our results extend and improve both the results in [9] and the usual delta derivative.

Duality between Bessel Functions and Chebyshev Polynomials in Expansions of Functions

In expansions of arbitrary functions in Bessel functions or Spherical Bessel functions, a dual partner set of polynomials play a role. For the Bessel functions, these are the Chebyshev polynomials of first kind and for the Spherical Bessel functions the Legendre polynomials. These two sets of functions appear in many formulas of the expansion and in the completeness and (bi)-orthogonality relations. The analogy to expansions of functions in Taylor series and in moment series and to expansions in Hermite functions is elaborated. Besides other special expansion, we find the expansion of Bessel functions in Spherical Bessel functions and their inversion and of Chebyshev polynomials of first kind in Legendre polynomials and their inversion. For the operators which generate the Spherical Bessel functions from a basic Spherical Bessel function, the normally ordered (or disentangled) form is found.

Boundary Conditions for Sturm-Liouville Equation with Transition Regions and Barriers or Wells

By means of expansions of rapidly in infinity decreasing functions in delta functions and their derivatives, we derive generalized boundary conditions of the Sturm-Liouville equation for transitions and barriers or wells between two asymptotic potentials for which the solutions are supposed as known. We call such expansions “moment series” because the coefficients are determined by moments of the function. An infinite system of boundary conditions is obtained and it is shown how by truncation it can be reduced to approximations of a different order (explicitly made up to third order). Reflection and refraction problems are considered with such approximations and also discrete bound states possible in nonsymmetric and symmetric potential wells are dealt with. This is applicable for large wavelengths compared with characteristic lengths of potential changes. In Appendices we represent the corresponding foundations of Generalized functions and apply them to barriers and wells and to transition functions. The Sturm-Liouville equation is not only interesting because some important second-order differential equations can be reduced to it but also because it is easier to demonstrates some details of the derivations for this one-dimensional equation than for the full three-dimensional vectorial equations of electrodynamics of media. The article continues a paper that was made long ago.

Noether symmetries of the nonconservative and nonholonomic systems on time scales

In this paper we give a new method to investigate Noether symmetries and conservation laws of nonconservative and nonholonomic mechanical systems on time scales , which unifies the Noether's theories of the two cases for the continuous and the discrete nonconservative and nonholonomic systems. Firstly, the exchanging relationships between the isochronous variation and the delta derivatives as well as the relationships between the isochronous variation and the total variation on time scales are obtained. Secondly, using the exchanging relationships, the Hamilton's principle is presented for nonconservative systems with delta derivatives and then the Lagrange equations of the systems are obtained. Thirdly, based on the quasi-invariance of Hamiltonian action of the systems under the infinitesimal transformations with respect to the time and generalized coordinates, the Noether's theorem and the conservation laws for nonconservative systems on time scales are given. Fourthly, the d'Alembert-Lagrange principle with delta derivatives is presented, and the Lagrange equations of nonholonomic systems with delta derivatives are obtained. In addition, the Noether's theorems and the conservation laws for nonholonomic systems on time scales are also obtained. Lastly, we present a new version of Noether's theorems for discrete systems. Several examples are given to illustrate the application of our results.