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Delfim F. M. Torres - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Necessary Condition for an Euler-Lagrange Equation on Time Scales
    Abstract and Applied Analysis, 2014
    Co-Authors: Monika Dryl, Delfim F. M. Torres
    Abstract:

    We prove a necessary condition for a dynamic integrodifferential Equation to be an Euler-Lagrange Equation. New and interesting results for the discrete and quantum calculus are obtained as particular cases. An example of a second order dynamic Equation, which is not an Euler-Lagrange Equation on an arbitrary time scale, is given.

  • the dubois reymond fundamental lemma of the fractional calculus of variations and an Euler Lagrange Equation involving only derivatives of caputo
    Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2013
    Co-Authors: Matheus J. Lazo, Delfim F. M. Torres
    Abstract:

    Derivatives and integrals of noninteger order were introduced more than three centuries ago but only recently gained more attention due to their application on nonlocal phenomena. In this context, the Caputo derivatives are the most popular approach to fractional calculus among physicists, since differential Equations involving Caputo derivatives require regular boundary conditions. Motivated by several applications in physics and other sciences, the fractional calculus of variations is currently in fast development. However, all current formulations for the fractional variational calculus fail to give an EulerLagrange Equation with only Caputo derivatives. In this work, we propose a new approach to the fractional calculus of variations by generalizing the DuBois–Reymond lemma and showing how EulerLagrange Equations involving only Caputo derivatives can be obtained.

  • Necessary and sufficient conditions for the fractional calculus of variations with Caputo derivatives
    Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 2011
    Co-Authors: Ricardo Almeida, Delfim F. M. Torres
    Abstract:

    Abstract We prove optimality conditions for different variational functionals containing left and right Caputo fractional derivatives. A sufficient condition of minimization under an appropriate convexity assumption is given. An EulerLagrange Equation for functionals where the lower and upper bounds of the integral are distinct of the bounds of the Caputo derivative is also proved. Then, the fractional isoperimetric problem is formulated with an integral constraint also containing Caputo derivatives. Normal and abnormal extremals are considered.

  • the second Euler Lagrange Equation of variational calculus on time scales
    European Journal of Control, 2011
    Co-Authors: Zbigniew Bartosiewicz, Natalia Martins, Delfim F. M. Torres
    Abstract:

    The fundamental problem of the calculus of variations on time scales concerns the minimization of a delta-integral over all trajectories satisfying given boundary conditions. In this paper, we prove the second Euler-Lagrange necessary optimality condition for optimal trajectories of variational problems on time scales. As an example of application of the main result, we give an alternative and simpler proof to the Noether theorem on time scales recently obtained in [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 342 (2008), no. 2, 1220–1226].

Ronald C. Davidson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange Equation for classical particle-field systems.
    Physical Review E, 2014
    Co-Authors: Hong Qin, Joshua W. Burby, Ronald C. Davidson
    Abstract:

    It is commonly believed as a fundamental principle that energy-momentum conservation of a physical system is the result of space-time symmetry. However, for classical particle-field systems, e.g., charged particles interacting through self-consistent electromagnetic or electrostatic fields, such a connection has only been cautiously suggested. It has not been formally established. The difficulty is due to the fact that the dynamics of particles and the electromagnetic fields reside on different manifolds. We show how to overcome this difficulty and establish the connection by generalizing the Euler-Lagrange Equation, the central component of a field theory, to a so-called weak form. The weak Euler-Lagrange Equation induces a new type of flux, called the weak Euler-Lagrange current, which enters conservation laws. Using field theory together with the weak Euler-Lagrange Equation developed here, energy-momentum conservation laws that are difficult to find otherwise can be systematically derived from the underlying space-time symmetry.

  • field theory and weak Euler Lagrange Equation for classical particle field systems
    Physical Review E, 2014
    Co-Authors: Joshua W. Burby, Ronald C. Davidson
    Abstract:

    It is commonly believed that energy-momentum conservation is the result of space-time symmetry. However, for classical particle-field systems, e.g., Klimontovich-Maxwell and Klimontovich- Poisson systems, such a connection hasn't been formally established. The difficulty is due to the fact that particles and the electromagnetic fields reside on different manifolds. To establish the connection, the standard Euler-Lagrange Equation needs to be generalized to a weak form. Using this technique, energy-momentum conservation laws that are difficult to find otherwise can be systematically derived.

Arrigo Cellina - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Nong Xiang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • general field theory and weak Euler Lagrange Equation for classical particle field systems in plasma physics
    Physics of Plasmas, 2019
    Co-Authors: Jianyuan Xiao, Nong Xiang
    Abstract:

    A general field theory for classical particle-field systems is developed. Compared to the standard classical field theory, the distinguishing feature of a classical particle-field system is that the particles and fields reside on different manifolds. The fields are defined on the 4D space-time, whereas each particle's trajectory is defined on the 1D time-axis. As a consequence, the standard Noether's procedure for deriving local conservation laws in space-time from symmetries is not applicable without modification. To overcome this difficulty, a weak Euler-Lagrange Equation for particles is developed on the 4D space-time, which plays a pivotal role in establishing the connections between symmetries and local conservation laws in space-time. Specifically, the nonvanishing Euler derivative in the weak Euler-Lagrange Equation generates a new current in the conservation laws. Several examples from plasma physics are studied as special cases of the general field theory. In particular, the relations between the rotational symmetry and angular momentum conservation for the Klimontovich-Poisson system and the Klimontovich-Darwin system are established.A general field theory for classical particle-field systems is developed. Compared to the standard classical field theory, the distinguishing feature of a classical particle-field system is that the particles and fields reside on different manifolds. The fields are defined on the 4D space-time, whereas each particle's trajectory is defined on the 1D time-axis. As a consequence, the standard Noether's procedure for deriving local conservation laws in space-time from symmetries is not applicable without modification. To overcome this difficulty, a weak Euler-Lagrange Equation for particles is developed on the 4D space-time, which plays a pivotal role in establishing the connections between symmetries and local conservation laws in space-time. Specifically, the nonvanishing Euler derivative in the weak Euler-Lagrange Equation generates a new current in the conservation laws. Several examples from plasma physics are studied as special cases of the general field theory. In particular, the relations between the...

  • general field theory and weak Euler Lagrange Equation for classical particle field systems in plasma physics
    arXiv: Plasma Physics, 2019
    Co-Authors: Hong Qin, Jianyuan Xiao, Peifeng Fan, Nong Xiang
    Abstract:

    A general field theory for classical particle-field systems is developed. Compared with the standard classical field theory, the distinguish feature of a classical particle-field system is that the particles and fields reside on different manifolds. The fields are defined on the 4D space-time, whereas each particle's trajectory is defined on the 1D time-axis. As a consequence, the standard Noether's procedure for deriving local conservation laws in space-time from symmetries is not applicable without modification. To overcome this difficulty, a weak Euler-Lagrange Equation for particles is developed on the 4D space-time, which plays a pivotal role in establishing the connections between symmetries and local conservation laws in space-time. Especially, the non-vanishing Euler derivative in the weak Euler-Lagrangian Equation generates a new current in the conservation laws. Several examples from plasma physics are studied as special cases of the general field theory. In particular, the relations between the rotational symmetry and angular momentum conservation for the Klimontovich-Poisson system and the Klimontovich-Darwin system are established.

Joshua W. Burby - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange Equation for classical particle-field systems.
    Physical Review E, 2014
    Co-Authors: Hong Qin, Joshua W. Burby, Ronald C. Davidson
    Abstract:

    It is commonly believed as a fundamental principle that energy-momentum conservation of a physical system is the result of space-time symmetry. However, for classical particle-field systems, e.g., charged particles interacting through self-consistent electromagnetic or electrostatic fields, such a connection has only been cautiously suggested. It has not been formally established. The difficulty is due to the fact that the dynamics of particles and the electromagnetic fields reside on different manifolds. We show how to overcome this difficulty and establish the connection by generalizing the Euler-Lagrange Equation, the central component of a field theory, to a so-called weak form. The weak Euler-Lagrange Equation induces a new type of flux, called the weak Euler-Lagrange current, which enters conservation laws. Using field theory together with the weak Euler-Lagrange Equation developed here, energy-momentum conservation laws that are difficult to find otherwise can be systematically derived from the underlying space-time symmetry.

  • field theory and weak Euler Lagrange Equation for classical particle field systems
    Physical Review E, 2014
    Co-Authors: Joshua W. Burby, Ronald C. Davidson
    Abstract:

    It is commonly believed that energy-momentum conservation is the result of space-time symmetry. However, for classical particle-field systems, e.g., Klimontovich-Maxwell and Klimontovich- Poisson systems, such a connection hasn't been formally established. The difficulty is due to the fact that particles and the electromagnetic fields reside on different manifolds. To establish the connection, the standard Euler-Lagrange Equation needs to be generalized to a weak form. Using this technique, energy-momentum conservation laws that are difficult to find otherwise can be systematically derived.