Discretization of Fractional Operators: Analysis by Means of Advanced Computational Techniques

Mathematics

Carla S. Cordeiro¹  Alexandra M. Galhano¹  Jose Tenreiro Machado² 

[1] Faculdade de Ciências Naturais, Engenharias e Tecnologias, Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Rua Augusto Rosa 24, 4000-098 Porto, Portugal;Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal;

关键词: multidimensional scaling;    clustering methods;    series;    fractional calculus;    discretization;   

DOI  :  10.3390/math9192429

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper studies the discretization of fractional operators by means of advanced clustering methods. The Grünwald–Letnikov fractional operator is approximated by series generated by the Euler, Tustin and generalized mean. The series for different fractional orders form the objects to be assessed. For this purpose, the several distances associated with the hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling computational techniques are tested. The Arc-cosine distance and the 3-dim multidimensional scaling produce good results. The visualization of the graphical representations allows a better understanding of the properties embedded in each type of approximation of the fractional operators.

【 授权许可】

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