Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
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Journal

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences


Volume
& Issue

Volume 2, Issue 2


Published
on

July 28, 2017


Pages

317-328


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Article

Mean square calculus and random linear fractional differential equations: Theory and applications

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Authors

C. Burgos Affiliation:
Instituto Universitario de Matemática Multidisciplinar, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
, J.C Cortés Affiliation:
Instituto Universitario de Matemática Multidisciplinar, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
, L. Villafuerte Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA
and R.J. Villanueva Affiliation:
Instituto Universitario de Matemática Multidisciplinar, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain


Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study, in mean square sense, a class of random fractional linear differential equation where the initial condition and the forcing term are assumed to be second-order random variables. The solution stochastic process of its associated Cauchy problem is constructed combining the application of a mean square chain rule for differentiating second-order stochastic processes and the random Fröbenius method. To conduct our study, first the classical Caputo derivative is extended to the random framework, in mean square sense. Furthermore, a sufficient condition to guarantee the existence of this operator is provided. Afterwards, the solution of a random fractional initial value problem is built under mild conditions. The main statistical functions of the solution stochastic process are also computed. Finally, several examples illustrate our theoretical findings.


Keywords

Random mean square Caputo derivative, random fractional linear differential equation, random Fröbenius method, 35R60, 60H15, 60H35, 68U20, 26A33, 26A36


Citation

Burgos, C., Cortés, J., Villafuerte, L., & Villanueva, R. (2017). Mean square calculus and random linear fractional differential equations: Theory and applications. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 2(2), 317–328. https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2017.2.00026

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