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The area of fractional calculus (FC) has been fast developing and is presently being applied in all scientific fields. Therefore, it is of key relevance to assess the present state of development and to foresee, if possible, the future evolution, or, at least, the challenges identified in the scope of advanced research works. This paper gives a vision about the directions for further research as well as some open problems of FC. A number of topics in mathematics, numerical algorithms and physics are analyzed, giving a systematic perspective for future research.
With the rapid development of wireless sensor networks, smart devices, and traditional information and communication technologies, there is tremendous growth in the use of Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services in our everyday life. IoT systems deal with high volumes of data. This data can be particularly sensitive, as it may include health, financial, location, and other highly personal information. Fine-grained security management in IoT demands effective access control. Several proposals discuss access control for the IoT, however, a limited focus is given to the emerging blockchain-based solutions for IoT access control. In this paper, we review the recent trends and critical needs for blockchain-based solutions for IoT access control. We identify several important aspects of blockchain, including decentralised control, secure storage and sharing information in a trustless manner, for IoT access control including their benefits and limitations. Finally, we note some future research directions on how to converge blockchain in IoT access control efficiently and effectively.
We consider the Cauchy problem $(mathbb D_{(k)} u)(t)=lambda u(t)$, $u(0)=1$, where $mathbb D_{(k)}$ is the general convolutional derivative introduced in the paper (A. N. Kochubei, Integral Equations Oper. Theory {bf 71} (2011), 583--600), $lambda >0$. The solution is a generalization of the function $tmapsto E_alpha (lambda t^alpha)$ where $0<alpha <1$, $E_alpha$ is the Mittag-Leffler function. The asymptotics of this solution, as $tto infty$, is studied.
We aim to introduce the generalized multiindex Bessel function $J_{left( beta _{j}right) _{m},kappa ,b}^{left( alpha _{j}right)_{m},gamma ,c}left[ zright] $ and to present some formulas of the Riemann-Liouville fractional integration and differentiation operators. Further, we also derive certain integral formulas involving the newly defined generalized multiindex Bessel function $J_{left( beta _{j}right) _{m},kappa ,b}^{left( alpha _{j}right)_{m},gamma ,c}left[ zright] $. We prove that such integrals are expressed in terms of the Fox-Wright function $_{p}Psi_{q}(z)$. The results presented here are of general in nature and easily reducible to new and known results.
Several approaches to the formulation of a fractional theory of calculus of variable order have appeared in the literature over the years. Unfortunately, most of these proposals lack a rigorous mathematical framework. We consider an alternative view on the problem, originally proposed by G. Scarpi in the early seventies, based on a naive modification of the representation in the Laplace domain of standard kernels functions involved in (constant-order) fractional calculus. We frame Scarpis ideas within recent theory of General Fractional Derivatives and Integrals, that mostly rely on the Sonine condition, and investigate the main properties of the emerging variable-order operators. Then, taking advantage of powerful and easy-to-use numerical methods for the inversion of Laplace transforms of functions defined in the Laplace domain, we discuss some practical applications of the variable-order Scarpi integral and derivative.
Many possible definitions have been proposed for fractional derivatives and integrals, starting from the classical Riemann-Liouville formula and its generalisations and modifying it by replacing the power function kernel with other kernel functions. We demonstrate, under some assumptions, how all of these modifications can be considered as special cases of a single, unifying, model of fractional calculus. We provide a fundamental connection with classical fractional calculus by writing these general fractional operators in terms of the original Riemann-Liouville fractional integral operator. We also consider inversion properties of the new operators, prove analogues of the Leibniz and chain rules in this model of fractional calculus, and solve some fractional differential equations using the new operators.