Variational Calculus With Conformable Fractional Derivatives

Invariant conditions for conformable fractional problems of the calculus of variations under the presence of external forces in the dynamics are studied. Depending on the type of transformations considered, different necessary conditions of invariance are obtained. As particular cases, we prove fractional versions of Noether's symmetry theorem. Invariant conditions for fractional optimal control problems, using the Hamiltonian formalism, are also investigated. As an example of potential application in Physics, we show that with conformable derivatives it is possible to formulate an Action Principle for particles under frictional forces that is far simpler than the one obtained with classical fractional derivatives.

Variational Approach to Heat Conduction Modeling

It is known that Fourier’s heat equation, which is parabolic, implies an infinite velocity propagation, or, in other words, that the mechanism of heat conduction is established instantaneously under all conditions. This is unacceptable on physical grounds in spite of the fact that Fourier’s law agrees well with experiment. However, discrepancies are likely to occur when extremely short distances or extremely short time intervals are considered, as they must in some modern problems of aero-thermodynamics. Cattaneo and independently Vernotte proved that such process can be described by Heaviside’s telegraph equation. This paper shows that this fact can be derived using calculus of variations, by application of the Euler-Lagrange equation. So, we proved that the equation of heat conduction with finite velocity propagation of the thermal disturbance can be obtained as a solution to one variational problem.

Variational Approach to 2D and 3D Heat Conduction Modeling

The paper proposes an approximate solution to the classical (parabolic) multidimensional 2D and 3D heat conduction equation for a 5 × 5 cm aluminium plate and a 5 × 5 × 5 cm aluminum cube. An approximate solution of the generalized (hyperbolic) 2D and 3D equation for the considered plate and cube is also proposed. Approximate solutions were obtained by applying calculus of variations and Euler-Lagrange equations. In order to verify the correctness of the proposed approximate solutions, they were compared with the exact solutions of parabolic and hyperbolic equations. The paper also presents the research on the influence of time parameters τ as well as the relaxation times τ ∗ to the variation of the profile of the temperature field for the considered aluminum plate and cube.

Stability analysis of slopes with planar failure using variational calculus and numerical methods

This study investigates the technique of variational calculus applied to estimate the slope stability considering the mechanism of planar failure.The critical plane failure surface should be determined because it theoretically indicates the most unfavorable plane to be considered when stabilizing a slope to rectify the instability generated by several statistically possible planes.This generates integrals that can be solved by numerical methods,such as the Newton Cotes and the finite differences methods.Additionally,a system of nonlinear equations is obtained and solved.The surface of the critical planar failure is determined by applying the condition of transversality in mobile boundaries,for which various examples are provided.The number of slices is varied in one of the examples,while the surface of the critical planar failure is determined in the others.Results are compared using analytical methods through axis rotations.All the results obtained by considering normal stress,safety factors,and critical planar failure are nearly the same;however,in this research,a study is carried out for“n”number of slices using programming methods.Sub-routines are important because they can be applied in slopes with different geometry,surcharge,interstitial pressure,and pseudo-static load.

A Variational Method for the Fuse-Warhead Coordination Design of an Air-Faced Missile

This paper presents a variational method for the fuse-warhead coordination design of an air-faced missile, which takes the distribution density of fragments for a variable and the totalprobability of kill of single missile against an air-target for an objective function.

ANALYTICAL VARIATIONAL METHOD OF SOLUTION FOR STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS OF FINITE PLATES WITH A PIN HOLE

First of all, Laurent series expansions of stress and displacement fields satisfying all the governing equations of plane problems in theory of elasticity are derived. Next, the variational method is applied to satisfy the boundary conditions of a plate with a pin hole. Then, the coefficients in Laurent series and the stress concentration factor can be determined. Finally, the convergency tests and systematical results are given for engineering applications.

On the Variational Problems of the Functionals with Derivatives of Higher Orders and Undetermined Boundary

According to the necessary condition of the functional taking the extremum, that is its first variation is equal to zero, the variational problems of the functionals for the undetermined boundary in the calculus of variations are researched, the functionals depend on single argument, arbitrary unknown functions and their derivatives of higher orders. A new view point is posed and demonstrated, i.e. when the first variation of the functional is equal to zero, all the variational terms are not independent to each other, and at least one of them is equal to zero. Some theorems and corollaries of the variational problems of the functionals are obtained.

Constrained Fractional Variational Problems of Variable Order

Isoperimetric problems consist in minimizing or maximizing a cost functional subject to an integral constraint.In this work, we present two fractional isoperimetric problems where the Lagrangian depends on a combined Caputo derivative of variable fractional order and we present a new variational problem subject to a holonomic constraint. We establish necessary optimality conditions in order to determine the minimizers of the fractional problems. The terminal point in the cost integral,as well as the terminal state, are considered to be free, and we obtain corresponding natural boundary conditions.

ISOPERIMETRIC PROBLEMS OF THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS WITH FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES

In this article, we study isoperimetric problems of the calculus of variations with left and right Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives. Both situations when the lower bound of the variational integrals coincide and do not coincide with the lower bound of the fractional derivatives are considered.

Variational Approach of Timoshenko Beams with Internal Elastic Restraints

An exact approach for free transverse vibrations of a Timoshenko beam with ends elastically restrained against rotation and translation and arbitrarily located internal restraints is presented. The calculus of variations is used to obtain the equations of motion, the boundary conditions and the transitions conditions which correspond to the described mechanical system. The derived differential equations are solved individually for each segment of the beam with the corresponding boundary and transitions conditions. The derived mathematical formulation generates as particular cases, and several mathematical models are used to simulate the presence of cracks. Some cases available in the literature and the presence of some errors are discussed. New results are presented for different end conditions and restraint conditions in the intermediate elastic constraints with their corresponding modal shapes.

Homological Solution of the Lanczos Problems in Arbitrary Dimension

When D is a linear partial differential operator of any order, a direct problem is to look for an operator D1 generating the compatibility conditions (CC) D1η = 0 of Dξ = η. Conversely, when D1 is given, an inverse problem is to look for an operator D such that its CC are generated by D1 and we shall say that D1 is parametrized by D = D0. We may thus construct a differential sequence with successive operators D, D1, D2, ..., each operator parametrizing the next one. Introducing the formal adjoint ad() of an operator, we have but ad (Di-1) may not generate all the CC of ad (Di). When D = K [d1, ..., dn] = K [d] is the (non-commutative) ring of differential operators with coefficients in a differential field K, then D gives rise by residue to a differential module M over D while ad (D) gives rise to a differential module N =ad (M) over D. The differential extension modules with ext0(M) = homD (M, D) only depend on M and are measuring the above gaps, independently of the previous differential sequence, in such a way that ext1 (N) = t (M) is the torsion submodule of M. The purpose of this paper is to compute them for certain Lie operators involved in the theory of Lie pseudogroups in arbitrary dimension n and to prove for the first time that the extension modules highly depend on the Vessiot structure constants c. Comparing the last invited lecture published in 1962 by Lanczos with a commutative diagram that we provided in a recent paper on gravitational waves, we suddenly understood the confusion made by Lanczos between Hodge duality and differential duality. We shall prove that Lanczos was not trying to parametrize the Riemann operator but its formal adjoint Beltrami = ad (Riemann) which can indeed be parametrized by the operator Lanczos = ad (Bianchi) in arbitrary dimension, “one step further on to the right” in the Killing sequence. Our purpose is thus to revisit the mathematical framework of Lanczos potential theory in the light of this comment, getting closer to the theory of Lie pseudogroups through double differential duality and the construction of finite length differential sequences for Lie operators. In particular, when one is dealing with a Lie group of transformations or, equivalently, when D is a Lie operator of finite type, we shall prove that . It will follow that the Riemann-Lanczos and Weyl-Lanczos problems just amount to prove such a result for i = 1,2 and arbitrary n when D is the classical or conformal Killing operator. We provide a description of the potentials allowing to parametrize the Riemann and the Weyl operators in arbitrary dimension, both with their adjoint operators. Most of these results are new and have been checked by means of computer algebra.

General variational solution for seismic and static active earth pressure on rigid walls considering soil tensile strength cut-off

According to the limit equilibrium state of soils behind rigid walls and the pseudo-static approach,a general closed-form solution to seismic and static active earth pressure on the walls,which considers shear and tension failure of the retained soil,is put forward using a variational calculus method.The application point of the active resultant force specified in the proposed method is explained with a clear physical meaning related to possible movement modes of the walls.In respect of the derived nine dependent equations reflecting the functional characteristics of the earth pressure,the proposed method can be performed easily via an implicit strategy.There are 13 basic factors related to the retained soils,walls,and external loads to be involved in the proposed method.The tension crack segment of the slip surface is obviously influenced by these parameters,apart from vertical seismic coefficient and geometric bounds of the surcharge,but the shear slip segment maintains an approximately planar shape almost uninfluenced by these parameters.Noticeably,the proposed method quantitatively reflects that the resultant of the active earth pressure is always within a limited range under different possible movements of the same wall.

Mei’s symmetry theorem for time scales nonshifted mechanical systems

We focus on Mei symmetry for time scales nonshifted mechanical systems within Lagrangian framework and its resulting new conserved quantities.Firstly,the dynamic equations of time scales nonshifted holonomic systems and time scales nonshifted nonholonomic systems are derived from the generalized Hamilton’s principle.Secondly,the definitions of Mei symmetry on time scales are given and its criterions are deduced.Finally,Mei’s symmetry theorems for time scales nonshifted holonomic conservative systems,time scales nonshifted holonomic nonconservative systems and time scales nonshifted nonholonomic systems are established and proved,and new conserved quantities of above systems are obtained.Results are illustrated with two examples.

ELECTRICALLY CHARGED SOLITONS IN GAUGE FIELD THEORY

Monopoles and vortices are well known magnetically charged soliton solutions of gauge field equations. Extending the idea of Dirac on monopoles, Schwinger pioneered the concept of solitons carrying both electric and magnetic charges, called dyons, which are useful in modeling elementary particles. Mathematically, the existence of dyons presents interesting variational partial differential equation problems, subject to topological constraints. This article is a survey on recent progress in the study of dyons.

A nonlinear rheological model of backfill material for retaining roadways and the analysis of its stability

The long-term stability of backfill material is the key to retaining roadways successfully. In order to study the rheological deformation of backfill material and its long-term stability, given the visco-elastoplastic properties of this material, we introduced a softening and a hardening function for a new nonlinear the- ological model with time-varying parameters. Based on this, we presented the instability condition of this model by using the principle of minimum potential energy. Combined with engineering practice, we cal- culated the urlstable time period of backfill material. The results show that the time of instability of the backfill material relate to the initial parameters of the material, ＂the coefficients decided by temperature and the ratio of the plastic zone of the backfill material. Based on the results of our analysis from the point of view of energy, we can quickly obtain the time of instability of this model from our graphical analysis. The time of instability of the backfill material obtained from our investigation coincides with an actual project.

Consistency and Validity of the Mathematical Models and the Solution Methods for BVPs and IVPs Based on Energy Methods and Principle of Virtual Work for Homogeneous Isotropic and Non-Homogeneous Non-Isotropic Solid Continua

Energy methods and the principle of virtual work are commonly used for obtaining solutions of boundary value problems (BVPs) and initial value problems (IVPs) associated with homogeneous, isotropic and non-homogeneous, non-isotropic matter without using (or in the absence of) the mathematical models of the BVPs and the IVPs. These methods are also used for deriving mathematical models for BVPs and IVPs associated with isotropic, homogeneous as well as non-homogeneous, non-isotropic continuous matter. In energy methods when applied to IVPs, one constructs energy functional (I) consisting of kinetic energy, strain energy and the potential energy of loads. The first variation of this energy functional (δI) set to zero is a necessary condition for an extremum of I. In this approach one could use δI = 0 directly in constructing computational processes such as the finite element method or could derive Euler’s equations (differential or partial differential equations) from δI = 0, which is also satisfied by a solution obtained from δI = 0. The Euler’s equations obtained from δI = 0 indeed are the mathematical model associated with the energy functional I. In case of BVPs we follow the same approach except in this case, the energy functional I consists of strain energy and the potential energy of loads. In using the principle of virtual work for BVPs and the IVPs, we can also accomplish the same as described above using energy methods. In this paper we investigate consistency and validity of the mathematical models for isotropic, homogeneous and non-isotropic, non-homogeneous continuous matter for BVPs that are derived using energy functional consisting of strain energy and the potential energy of loads. Similar investigation is also presented for IVPs using energy functional consisting of kinetic energy, strain energy and the potential energy of loads. The computational approaches for BVPs and the IVPs designed using energy functional and principle of virtual work, their consistency and validity are also investigated. Classical continuum mechanics (CCM) principles i.e. conservation and balance laws of CCM with consistent constitutive theories and the elements of calculus of variations are employed in the investigations presented in this paper.

Four-Parameter Scheme for Ground Level of Helium Atom

In this paper,the ground state wave function of four parameters is developed and expression of the ground state level is derived for the helium atom when the radial Schrodinger equation of the helium atom is solved. The ground energy is respectively computed by the optimized aJgorithms of Matlab 7.0 and the Monte Carlo methods. Furthermore, the ground state wave function is obtained. Compared with the experiment value and the value with the variation calculus in reference, the results of this paper show that in the four-parameter scheme, not only the calculations become more simplified and precise, but also the radial wave function of the helium atom meets the space symmetry automatically in ground state.

EIGENVALUE PROBLEM OF ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS WITH HARDY POTENTIAL

Consider the eigenvalue problem of elliptic equations with Hardy potential. Improve the results of references by introducing a new Hilbert space and using integral inequality.

THE STRESS-ENERGY TENSOR AND POHOZAEV'S IDENTITY FOR SYSTEMS

Utilizing stress-energy tensors which allow for a divergence-free formulation, we establish Pohozaev＇s identity for certain classes of quasilinear systems with variational structure.

A Fast Total Variation Algorithm for Multiplicative Noise Removal

In this paper,based on the work in[5],some theoretical analysis on a variational model for multiplicative noise removal is further studied.Moreover,the primal-dual technique is incorporated to design a fast algorithm for the variational model.Some numerical results are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the