Abstract. We consider Hadamard fractional derivatives and integrals of variable fractional order. A new type of fractional operator, which we call the Hadamard–Marchaud fractional derivative, is also considered. The objective is to represent these operators as series of terms involving integer-order derivatives only, and then approximate the fractional operators by a finite sum. An upper bound ...

In this article, we study the oscillation of solutions to a nonlinear forced fractional differential equation. The fractional derivative is defined in the sense of the modified Riemann-Liouville derivative. Based on a transformation of variables and properties of the modified Riemann-liouville derivative, the fractional differential equation is transformed into a second-order ordinary different...

In this paper, we further discuss the properties of three kinds of fractional derivatives: the Grünwald–Letnikov derivative, the Riemann–Liouville derivative and the Caputo derivative. Especially, we compare the Riemann–Liouville derivative with the Caputo derivative. And sequential property of the Caputo derivative is also derived, which is helpful in translating the higher fractional-order di...

Every infinitely divisible law defines a convolution semigroup that solves an abstract Cauchy problem. In the fractional Cauchy problem, we replace the first order time derivative by a fractional derivative. Solutions to fractional Cauchy problems are obtained by subordinating the solution to the original Cauchy problem. Fractional Cauchy problems are useful in physics to model anomalous diffus...

In this paper, the fractional Sturm-Liouville problems, in which the second order derivative is replaced by a fractional derivative, are derived by the Homotopy perturbation method. The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. The present results can be implemented on the numerical solutions of the fractional diffusion-wave equations. Numerical results show that HPM is effectiv...