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9 July 2021

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Existence of Solutions for a Singular Fractional q-Differential Equations under Riemann–Liouville Integral Boundary Condition

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Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Basic Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 65178, Iran
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Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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School of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Mathematics and Fractional Calculus

Abstract

We investigate the existence of solutions for a system of m-singular sum fractional q-differential equations in this work under some integral boundary conditions in the sense of Caputo fractional q-derivatives. By means of a fixed point Arzelá–Ascoli theorem, the existence of positive solutions is obtained. By providing examples involving graphs, tables, and algorithms, our fundamental result about the endpoint is illustrated with some given computational results. In general, symmetry and q-difference equations have a common correlation between each other. In Lie algebra, q-deformations can be constructed with the help of the symmetry concept.

1. Introduction

There are many definitions of fractional derivatives that have been formulated according to two basic conceptions: one of a global (classical) nature and the other of a local nature. Under the first formulation, the fractional derivative is defined as an integral, Fourier, or Mellin transformation, which provides its non-local property with memory. The second conception is based on a local definition through certain incremental ratios. This global conception is associated with the appearance of the fractional calculus itself and dates back to the pioneering works of important mathematicians, such as Euler, Laplace, Lacroix, Fourier, Abel, and Liouville, until the establishment of the classical definitions of Riemann–Liouville and Caputo.
Until relatively recently, the study of these fractional integrals and derivatives was limited to a purely mathematical context; however, in recent decades, their applications in various fields of natural Sciences and technology, such as fluid mechanics, biology, physics, image processing, or entropy theory, have revealed the great potential of these fractional integrals and derivatives [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]. Furthermore, the study from the theoretical and practical point of view of the elements of fractional differential equations has become a focus for interested researchers [10,11,12,13,14,15].
The q-difference equations (qDifEqs) were first proposed by Jackson in 1910 [16]. After that, qDifEqs were investigated in various studies [17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24]. On the contrary, integro-differential equations (InDifEqs) have been recently studied via various fractional derivatives and formulations based on the original idea of qDifEqs (see [25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32]). The concept of symmetry and q-difference equations are connected to each other while theoretically investigating the differential equation symmetries.
The solution existence and uniqueness for the fractional qDifEqs were investigated in  2012 by Ahmad et al. as: c D q α [ u ] ( t ) = T t , u ( t ) with boundary conditions (B.Cs):
α 1 u ( 0 ) − β 1 D q [ u ] ( 0 ) = γ 1 u ( η 1 ) , α 2 u ( 1 ) − β 2 D q [ u ] ( 1 ) = γ 2 u ( η 2 ) ,
where α ∈ ( 1 , 2 ] , α i , β i , γ i , η i are real numbers, for i = 1 , 2 and T ∈ C ( J × R , R )  [20]. The q-integral problem was studied in in 2013 by Zhao et al. as:
D q α [ u ] ( t ) + f ( t , u ( t ) ) = 0 ,
with B.Cs: u ( 1 ) = μ I q β [ u ] ( η ) and u ( 0 ) = 0 almost ∀ t ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , where q ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , α ∈ ( 1 , 2 ] , β ∈ ( 0 , 2 ] , η ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , μ is positive real number, and D q α is the q-derivative of Riemann–Liouville (RL) and the real values continuous map u defined on I × [ 0 , ∞ )  [24]. The problem:
c D q β ( c D q γ + λ ) [ u ] ( t ) = p f ( t , u ( t ) ) + k I q ξ [ g ] ( t , u ( t ) )
was investigated in 2014 by Ahmad et al. with B.Cs:
α 1 u ( 0 ) − β 1 ( t ( 1 − γ ) D q [ u ] ( 0 ) ) | t = 0 = σ 1 u ( η 1 )
and
α 2 u ( 1 ) + β 2 D q [ u ] ( 1 ) = σ 2 u ( η 2 ) ,
where t , q ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] , c D q β is the Caputo fractional q-derivative (CpFqDr), 0 < β , γ ≤ 1 , I q ξ ( . ) represents the RL integral with ξ ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , f and g are given continuous functions, λ and p , k are real constants, α i , β i , σ i ∈ R and η i ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) for i = 1 , 2  [19]. The solutions’ existence was studied in 2019 by Samei et al. for some multi-term q-integro-differential equations with non-separated and initial B.Cs ([23]).
Inspired by all previous works, we investigate in this work the positive solutions for the singular fractional q-differential equation (SFqDEqs) as follows:
c D q α [ u ] ( t ) + h ( t , u ( t ) ) = 0 ,
with the B.Cs: u ( 0 ) = 0 , c u ( 1 ) = I q γ [ u ] ( 1 ) and u ″ ( 0 ) = ⋯ = u ( n − 1 ) ( 0 ) = 0 , where t ∈ J = ( 0 , 1 ) , I q γ [ u ] is the RL q-integral of order γ for the given function: u, here q ∈ J , c ≥ 1 , n = [ α ] + 1 , α ≥ 3 , γ ∈ [ 1 , ∞ ) , 2 Γ q ( γ ) ≥ Γ q ( α ) , h : ( 0 , 1 ] × [ 0 , ∞ ) → [ 0 , ∞ ) is continuous, lim t → 0 + h ( t , . ) = + ∞ that is, h is singular at t = 0 , and c D q α represents the CpFqDr of order α , q ∈ J .
This work is divided into the following: some essential notions and basic results of q-calculus are reviewed in Section 2. Our original important results are stated in Section 3. In Section 4, illustrative numerical examples are provided to validate the applicability of our main results.

2. Essential Preliminaries

Assume that q ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) and a ∈ R . Define [ a ] q = 1 − q a 1 − q  [16]. The power function: ( x − y ) q n with n ∈ N 0 is written as:
( x − y ) q ( n ) = ∏ k = 0 n − 1 ( x − y q k )
for n ≥ 1 and ( x − y ) q ( 0 ) = 1 , where x and y are real numbers and N 0 : = { 0 } ∪ N  ([17]). In addition, for σ ∈ R and a ≠ 0 , we obtain:
( x − y ) q ( σ ) = x σ ∏ k = 0 ∞ x − y q k x − y q σ + k .
If y = 0 , then it is obvious that x ( σ ) = x σ . The q-Gamma function is expressed by
Γ q ( z ) = ( 1 − q ) ( z − 1 ) ( 1 − q ) z − 1 ,
where z ∈ R \ { 0 , − 1 , − 2 , ⋯ }  ([16]). We know that Γ q ( z + 1 ) = [ z ] q Γ q ( z ) . The value of the q-Gamma function, Γ q ( z ) , for input values q and z with counting the sentences’ number n in summation by simplification analysis. A pseudo-code is constructed for estimating q-Gamma function of order n. The q-derivative of function w, is expressed as:
D q [ w ] ( x ) = d d x q w ( x ) = w ( x ) − w ( q x ) ( 1 − q ) x
and D q [ w ] ( 0 ) = lim x → 0 D q [ w ] ( x )  ([17]). In addition, the higher order q-derivative of a function w is defined by D q n [ w ] ( x ) = D q D q n − 1 [ w ] ( x ) for all n ≥ 1 , where D q 0 [ w ] ( x ) = w ( x ) ([17,18]). The q-integral of a function f defined on [ 0 , b ] is expressed as:
I q [ w ] ( x ) = ∫ 0 x w ( s ) d q s = x ( 1 − q ) ∑ k = 0 ∞ q k w ( x q k ) ,
for 0 ≤ x ≤ b , provided that the series is absolutely convergent ([17,18]). If a in [ 0 , b ] , then we have:
∫ a b w ( u ) d q u = I q [ w ] ( b ) − I q [ w ] ( a ) = ( 1 − q ) ∑ k = 0 ∞ q k b w ( b q k ) − a w ( a q k ) ,
if the series exists. The operator I q n is given by I q 0 [ w ] ( x ) = w ( x ) and I q n [ w ] ( x ) = I q I q n − 1 [ w ] ( x ) for n ≥ 1 and g ∈ C ( [ 0 , b ] ) ([17,18]). It is proven that D q I q [ w ] ( x ) = w ( x ) and I q D q [ w ] ( x ) = w ( x ) − w ( 0 ) whenever w is continuous at x = 0  ([17,18]). The fractional RL type q-integral of the function w on J for σ ≥ 0 is defined by I q 0 [ w ] ( t ) = w ( t ) , and
I q α [ w ] ( t ) = 1 Γ q ( σ ) ∫ 0 t ( t − q s ) ( σ − 1 ) w ( s ) d q s = t σ ( 1 − q ) σ ∑ k = 0 ∞ q k ∏ i = 1 k − 1 1 − q σ + i ∏ i = 1 k − 1 1 − q i + 1 w ( t q k ) ,
for t ∈ J and σ > 0 ([22,33]). In addition, the CpFqDr of a function w is expressed as:
c D q σ [ w ] ( t ) = I q [ σ ] − σ c D q [ σ ] [ w ] ( t ) = 1 Γ q [ σ ] − α ∫ 0 t ( t − q s ) [ σ ] − σ − 1 c D q [ σ ] [ w ] ( s ) d q s = 1 t σ ( 1 − q ) σ ∑ k = 0 ∞ q k ∏ i = 1 k − 1 1 − q i − σ ∏ i = 1 k − 1 1 − q i + 1 w ( t q k ) ,
where t ∈ J and σ > 0 ([22]). It is proven that
I q β I q σ [ w ] ( x ) = I q σ + β [ w ] ( x ) and c D q σ I q σ [ w ] ( x ) = w ( x ) ,
where σ , β ≥ 0 ([22]).
Some essential notions and lemmas are now presented as follows: In our work, L 1 ( J ¯ ) and C R ( J ¯ ) are denoted by L ¯ and B ¯ , respectively, where J ¯ = [ 0 , 1 ] .
Lemma 1
([34]). If x ∈ B ¯ ∩ L ¯ with D q α x ∈ B ∩ L , then
I q α D q α x ( t ) = x ( t ) + ∑ i = 1 n c i t α − i ,
where n is the smallest integer ≥ α , and c i is some real number.
Here, we restate the well-known Arzelá–Ascoli theorem. Assume that S = { s n } n ≥ 1 is a sequence of bounded and equicontinuous real valued functions on [ a , b ] . Then, S has a uniformly convergent subsequence. We need the following fixed point theorem in our main result:
Lemma 2
([35]). Assume that A is a Banach space, P ⊆ A is a cone, and O 1 , O 2 are two bounded open balls of A centered at the origin with O ¯ 1 ⊂ O 2 . Assume that Ω : P ∩ ( O ¯ 2 \ O 1 ) → P is a completely continuous operator such that either ∥ Ω ( a ) ∥ ≤ ∥ a ∥ for all a ∈ P ∩ ∂ O 1 and ∥ Ω ( a ) ∥ ≥ ∥ a ∥ for all a ∈ P ∩ ∂ O 2 , or ∥ Ω ( a ) ∥ ≥ ∥ a ∥ for each a ∈ P ∩ ∂ O 1 and ∥ Ω a ∥ ≤ ∥ a ∥ for a ∈ P ∩ ∂ O 2 . Then, Ω has a fixed point in P ∩ ( O 2 \ O 1 ) .

3. Main Results

Differential Equation

Let us now present our fundamental lemma as follows:
Lemma 3.
The u 0 is a solution for the q-differential equation D q α [ u ] ( t ) + g ( t ) = 0 with the B.Cs: u ( 0 ) = 0 , c u ( 1 ) = I q γ u ( 1 ) and u ″ ( 0 ) = ⋯ = u ( n − 1 ) ( 0 ) = 0 if u 0 is a solution for the q-integral equation
u ( t ) = ∫ 0 1 G q ( t , s ) f ( s ) d q s ,
where
G q ( t , s ) = − ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) s ≤ t , + t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) a Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( c + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) , t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( c + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) , t ≤ s ,
for s , t ∈ J ¯ , n = [ α ] + 1 , the function g ∈ B ¯ , α ≥ 3 and γ ∈ [ 1 , ∞ ) with 2 Γ q ( γ ) ≥ Γ q ( α ) .
Proof. 
Let us first assume that u 0 is a solution for the equation D q α u ( t ) + g ( t ) = 0 with the B.Cs. By using Lemma 1, we obtain:
u 0 ( t ) = − I q α [ g ] ( t ) + c 0 + c 1 t + c 2 t 2 + … c n − 1 t n − 1
and by using the condition u 0 ( 0 ) = u 0 ″ ( 0 ) = ⋯ = u 0 ( n − 1 ) ( 0 ) = 0 , we have
u 0 ( t ) = − I q α [ g ] ( t ) + c 2 t 2 .
Indeed,
I q γ [ u 0 ] ( t ) = − I q α + γ [ g ] ( t ) + c 2 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) t γ + 2 ,
and thus
I q γ [ u 0 ] ( 1 ) = − I q ( α + γ ) [ g ] ( t ) + c 2 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) .
Note that c u 0 ( 1 ) = − c I q α [ g ] ( 1 ) + c c 2 and
c 2 c − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) = c I q α g ( 1 ) − I q α + γ g ( 1 ) = c Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) I q α [ g ] ( 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) I q α + γ [ g ] ( 1 ) = ∫ 0 1 c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ( α + γ − 1 ) ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) g ( s ) d q s .
On the other hand,
c − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) = c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) .
Hence,
c 2 = ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) g ( s ) d q s .
Therefore, we have
u 0 ( t ) = − I q α [ g ] ( t ) + t 2 ∫ 0 1 Γ ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) g ( s ) d q s = ∫ 0 1 G q ( s , t ) g ( s ) d q s ,
where
G q ( t , s ) = − ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) + t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) c + γ − 1 Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ,
whenever 0 ≤ s ≤ t ≤ 1 and
t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( c + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ )
whenever 0 ≤ t ≤ s ≤ 1 . Hence, u 0 is an integral equation’s solution. By simple review, we can see that u 0 is a solution for the equation D q α u ( t ) + g ( t ) = 0 with the B.Cs whenever u 0 is an integral equation’s solution. □
Remark 1.
By applying some simple calculations, one can show that G q ( t , s ) ≥ 0 for each s , t ∈ J ¯ . Now, let us define the operator Ω on the Banach space B ¯ by
Ω ( u ( t ) ) = ∫ 0 1 G q ( t , s ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s .
It is easy to check that u 0 is a fixed point of the operator Ω if u 0 is a solution for Equation (1).
Consider B ¯ together the supremum norm and cone, P is the set of all u ∈ B ¯ such that u ( t ) ≥ 0 ∀ t ∈ J ¯ . Suppose that h : ( 0 , 1 ] × [ 0 , ∞ ) → [ 0 , ∞ ) is the singular function at t = 0 in the Equation (1) and G q ( t , s ) is the q-Green function in Lemma 3. Now, define the self operator Ω on P by
Ω ( u ( t ) ) = ∫ 0 1 G q ( t , s ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ,
for all t ∈ J ¯ . At present, we can provide our first main result on the solution’s existence for problem (1) under some assumptions.
Theorem 1. 
Problem (1) has a unique solution if the following conditions hold.
I. 
There exists a continuous function h : ( 0 , 1 ] × [ 0 , ∞ ) → [ 0 , ∞ ) such that
lim t → 0 + h ( t , s ) = ∞ ,
for s ∈ [ 0 , ∞ ) .
II. 
There exists L > 0 , β ∈ J and positive constant k such that
k c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) < ( c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ) ,
| t β h ( t , 0 ) | ≤ L for each t ∈ J ¯ and
| t β h ( t , u ( t ) ) − t β h ( t , v ( t ) ) | ≤ k ∥ u − v ∥ ,
for each u, v belang to P.
Proof. 
Note that,
Ω ( u ( t ) ) ≤ t 2 c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) I q α [ h ] ( 1 , u ( 1 ) )
for all t ∈ J ¯ . Now, put
ℓ = L c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ )
and define B = u ∈ P : ∥ u ∥ ≤ ℓ . Clearly, B is a bounded and closed subset of A , and thus B is complete. If u ∈ B , then we obtain:
| Ω ( u ( t ) ) | ≤ c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s
∀ t ∈ J ¯ and thus
| F ( x ( t ) ) | ≤ c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β | h ( s , u ( s ) − h ( s , 0 ) | + | h ( s , 0 ) | d q s ≤ ( k ℓ + L ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) B q ( 1 − β , α ) = ( k ℓ + L ) c Γ ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) ≤ c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ℓ c Γ q ( γ + s ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) ( c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + L c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) = ℓ Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + ℓ Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) < ℓ Γ q ( α ) + ℓ Γ q ( α ) ≤ ℓ 2 + ℓ 2 = ℓ .
Indeed, Ω ( B ) ⊆ B , and therefore a restriction of Ω on B is an operator on B. Let u, v ∈ B . Then, we obtain
∥ Ω ( u ( t ) ) − Ω ( v ( t ) ) ∥ ≤ 1 Γ q ( α ) ∫ 0 1 ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) − h ( s , v ( s ) d q s + c t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β ∥ h ( s , u ( s ) ) − h ( s , v ( s ) ) ∥ d q s ≤ k ∥ u − v ∥ × Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) ≤ c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + 1 Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) ∥ u − v ∥ < c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) + 1 Γ q ( α ) ∥ u − v ∥
for all t ∈ J ¯ . Take
λ = c Γ q ( ω + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( ω ) c Γ q ( ω + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) + 1 Γ q ( α ) .
Since α ≥ 3 , we obtain λ ∈ J , and therefore Ω : B → B is a contraction. Thus, Ω has a unique fixed point in B. By employing Lemma 3, the problem (1) has a unique solution in B. □
Lemma 4.
Suppose that there exists β ∈ J such that the map t β g ( t ) is a continuous map on J. If G q ( t , s ) is the q-Green function (3) in Lemma 3, then
Ω ( t ) = ∫ 0 1 G q ( t , s ) g ( s ) d q s ,
is also a continuous map on J. The self-operator Ω is completely continuous whenever there exists β ∈ J such that the map t β g ( t ) is a continuous map on J ¯ .
Proof. 
Since the map t β g ( t ) is continuous and Ω ( t ) = ∫ 0 t G q ( t , s ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s , we obtain
| Ω ( t ) | ≤ sup s ∈ δ G q ( t , s ) s β g ( s ) ∫ 0 t s − β d s = m t 1 − β 1 − β ,
where δ = [ 0 , t ] ,
m = sup s ∈ δ G q ( t , s ) s β g ( s ) < ∞ .
Indeed, Ω ( 0 ) = 0 . Note that, G q ( t , s ) is continuous in J ¯ 2 . First, suppose that t 1 = 0 and t 2 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ] . By continuity t β g ( t ) , there exists L > 0 such that
sup t ∈ J ¯ t β g ( t ) ≤ L .
Thus, we have:
| Ω ( t 2 ) − Ω ( t 1 ) | = | Ω ( t 2 ) | ≤ ∫ 0 t 2 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s + t 2 2 ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s ≤ L Γ q ( α ) B q ( 1 − β , α ) t 2 α − β + L t 2 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) B q ( 1 − β , α ) = L Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) t 2 α − β + L Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) t 2 2 .
This implies that lim t 2 → t 1 | Ω ( t 2 ) − Ω ( t 1 ) | = 0 . At present, in the next case, we assume that t 1 ∈ J and t 2 ∈ ( t 1 , 1 ] . Thus, we obtain:
| Ω ( t 2 ) − Ω ( t 1 ) | ≤ 1 Γ q ( α ) | − ∫ 0 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s + ∫ 0 t 1 ( t 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s | + | t 2 2 − t 1 2 | Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s .
On the other hand,
1 Γ q ( α ) | − ∫ 0 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s + ∫ 0 1 ( t 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s | ≤ 1 Γ q ( α ) | ∫ 0 t 1 ( t 2 − q s ) α − 1 s − β s β g ( s ) d q s − ∫ 0 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s | = 1 Γ q ( α ) | ∫ t 2 t 1 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β g ( s ) d q s | ≤ L Γ q ( α ) ∫ t 1 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β d q s ≤ L Γ q ( α ) sup s ∈ [ t 2 , t 2 ] ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) ∫ t 1 t 2 s − β d q s = L Γ q ( α ) ( t 2 − t 1 ) α − 1 t 2 1 − β − t 1 1 − β 1 − β
and therefore lim t 2 → t 1 | Ω ( t 2 ) − Ω ( t 1 ) | = 0 . By applying in a similar way, we conclude that
lim t 2 → t 1 | Ω ( t 2 ) − Ω ( t 1 ) | = 0 ,
whenever t 1 ∈ J ¯ and t 2 ∈ [ 0 , t 1 ) . Now, we prove that the self-operator Ω is completely continuous. Assume that ε > 0 . Since the function t β h ( t , u ( t ) ) is continuous, there exist δ > 0 such that
| t β h ( t , u ( t ) ) − t β h ( t , v ( t ) ) | < ε ,
for each u, v ∈ P with ∥ u − v ∥ < δ . Thus, we obtain
∥ Ω ( u ) − Ω ( v ) ∥ = sup t ∈ J ¯ | Ω ( u ( t ) ) − Ω ( v ( t ) ) | = sup t ∈ J ¯ | ∫ 0 t − ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) s − β ( s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) − s α h ( s , v ( s ) ) ) d q s + t 2 ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( γ + α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × s − β s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) − s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s | ≤ sup t ∈ J ¯ [ ε ∫ 0 t ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) d q s + ε t 2 ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( γ + α ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β d q s ] ≤ sup t ∈ J ¯ ε t α − β Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + sup t ∈ J ¯ ε t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( γ + α ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) = Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ε .
Therefore, Ω is continuous. Let Q ⊂ P be bounded. Choose k > 0 such that ∥ u ∥ ≤ k for each u ∈ Q . Since the function t β h ( t , u ) is continuous on J ¯ × [ 0 , ∞ ) , the function: t β h ( t , u ) is also continuous on J ¯ × [ 0 , k ] . Select r ≥ 0 such that | t β h ( t , u ) | ≤ r for all u ∈ Q , and t belongs to J ¯ . Thus,
| Ω ( u ( t ) ) | ≤ ∫ 0 1 G q ( t , s ) s − β | s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) | d q s ≤ r [ ∫ 0 t ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) s − β d q s + t 2 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β d q s ] ,
for each t ∈ J ¯ , and thus
∥ Ω ( x ( t ) ) ∥ = sup t ∈ J ¯ | Ω ( x ( t ) ) | ≤ Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) + Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) < ∞ .
This implies that Ω ( Q ) is bounded. Assume that u ∈ Q and t 1 , t 2 ∈ J ¯ with t 1 < t 2 . Then, we obtain
| Ω ( u ( t 2 ) ) − Ω ( u ( t 1 ) ) | ≤ | ∫ 0 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s − ∫ 0 t 1 ( t 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s | + | t 2 2 − t 1 2 | Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ∫ 0 1 h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ≤ r ∫ t 1 t 2 ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) s − β d q s + r | t 2 2 − t 1 2 | ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) s − β d q s ≤ r Γ q ( α ) sup s ∈ [ t 1 , t 2 ] ( t 2 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) t 2 1 − β − t 1 1 − β 1 − β + r ( t 2 2 − t 1 2 ) Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α − γ + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) .
Thus,
lim t 2 → t 1 | Ω ( u ( ) t 2 ) ) − Ω ( u ( t 1 ) ) | = 0 .
In other cases, one can prove a similar result. Hence, Ω ( Q ) is equicontinuous. Now, by applying the Arzelà–Ascoli theorem, Ω ( Q ) ¯ is compact, and therefore Ω is completely continuous. □
Theorem 2.
The problem (1) has at least one positive solution whenever the hypothesis as follows holds:
I. 
There exists β ∈ J such that the map t β g ( t ) is a continuous map on J.
II. 
There exists r 1 ′ > 0 and r 2 ′ > 0 with r 2 ′ < r 1 ′ such that t β h ( t , u ) ≤ r 1 ′ and t β h ( t , u ) ≤ r 2 ′ for each ( t , u ) ∈ J ¯ × [ 0 , r 1 ] and ( t , u ) ∈ J ¯ × [ 0 , r 2 ] , respectively, where
r 1 > Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ ( α − σ + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) r 1 ′ > r 2 > 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − γ + 1 ) r 2 ′ .
Proof. 
We take the set X 1 and X 2 of all u ∈ P such that
∥ u ∥ < 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) r 2 ′
and
∥ u ∥ < Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) r 1 ′ ,
respectively. Since 2 Γ q ( γ ) > Γ q ( α ) and Γ q ( α + γ ) > Γ q ( γ + 3 ) , we have:
2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) > 0 .
Since γ ∈ [ 1 , ∞ ) and r 1 ′ > r 2 ′ , 2 Γ q ( γ ) < Γ q ( γ + 3 ) and
Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) r 1 ′ Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) > 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) r 2 ′ Γ q ( c + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ,
therefore, X 1 ⊂ X 2 ¯ . If u ∈ P ∩ ∂ X 1 ¯ , then
0 ≤ u ( t ) ≤ 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) r 2 ′
∀ t ∈ J ¯ , and also
Ω ( u ( 1 ) ) = − ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s + ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ≥ ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( α ) − Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ≥ r 2 ′ ∫ 0 1 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β d q s = A 2 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α + γ ) − Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) Γ q ( α − β + 1 ) = ∥ u ∥ .
Hence, ∥ Ω ( u ) ∥ ≥ ∥ u ∥ on P ∩ ∂ X 1 . If u ∈ P ∩ ∂ X 2 , then
Ω ( u ( t ) ) = ∫ 0 t − ( t − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s + t 2 ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) − Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α + γ − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) × h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ≤ ∫ 0 1 Γ q ( p + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) s − β s β h ( s , u ( s ) ) d q s ≤ r 1 ′ Γ q ( γ + 3 ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − q s ) ( α − 1 ) s − β d q s = r ′ 0 1 Γ q ( γ + 3 ) Γ q ( 1 − β ) c Γ q ( α + γ ) + Γ q ( α ) Γ q ( α + γ ) Γ q ( α − σ + 1 ) c Γ q ( γ + 3 ) − 2 Γ q ( γ ) = ∥ u ∥
for t ∈ J ¯ . Thus, ∥ Ω ( u ) ∥ ≤ ∥ u ∥ on P ∩ ∂ X 2 . Since the self-operator Ω defined on P is completely continuous and P ∩ ( X 2 ¯ | X 1 ) is a closed subset of P, the restriction Ω : P ∩ ( X 2 ¯ | X 1 ) → P is completely continuous. At present, by employing Lemma 2, Ω has a fixed point in P ∩ ( X 2 ¯ | X 1 ) . By simple review, we can see that the fixed point of Ω is a positive solution for problem (1). □

4. Illustrative Examples with Application

Some illustrative examples are provided in this section to validate our original results. At the same time, a computational technique is constructed for testing the problem (1) and (2). A simplified analysis is also studied for executing the q-Gamma function’s values. As a result, a pseudo-code that describes our simplified method is presented for calculating the q-Gamma function of order n in Algorithm A1 (for more details, see the following online resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-gamma_function and https://www.dm.uniba.it/members/garrappa/software, accessed on 10 March 2021).
When the analytical solution is impossible to find for certain problems, we need to find the numerical approximation with a tiny step h via the implicit trapezoidal PI rule, which usually shows excellent accuracy [36]. Our numerical experiments were performed with the help of MATLAB software. Some additional supporting information are provided in Appendix A of this paper including some algorithms of the proposed method (see Algorithms A1–A5), and Table A1, Table A2 and Table A3 present various numerical experiments to provide additional support to the validity of our results in this work.
Example 1.
Consider the SFqDEq with the B.C:
c D q 17 5 [ u ] ( t ) + | cos t | t 2 1 + ( u ( t ) ) 3 = 0 , 15 7 u ( 1 ) = I q 29 7 [ u ] ( 1 ) , u ( 0 ) = u ″ ( 0 ) = u ‴ ( 0 ) = ( 0 ) = 0 ,
for all t ∈ J = ( 0 , 1 ) and q ∈ J .
In Problem (1), define
α = 17 5 ≥ 3 , n = [ 17 5 ] + 1 = 4 ,   c = 15 7 ≥ 1 , γ = 29 7 ∈ [ 1 , ∞ ) .
Define the continuous map:
h ( t , u ( t ) ) = | cos t | t 2 1 + ( u ( t ) ) 3 ,
such that
lim t → 0 + h ( t , . ) = + ∞ ,
that is, h is singular at t = 0 . In addition to, Table 1 shows that
2 Γ q ( γ ) ≥ Γ q ( α ) ,
holds for each q.
Table 1. Numerical experiment for calculating Γ q ( α ) , Γ q ( γ ) in Example 1 for q = 1 10 , 1 2 , 8 9 .
To numerically show our results, we consider the problem (2) as follows:
D q 10 3 [ u ] ( t ) + Γ q ( 5 ) t − 1 9 | u | 1 3 + Γ q ( 4 ) t − 1 9 | u ′ | 2 5 + Γ q ( 6 ) t − 1 9 | D q 4 15 [ u ] ( t ) | 3 4 + Γ q ( 3 ) t − 1 9 | v u | 7 9 + 1 1 + u 2 ( t ) + 1 1 + ( u ′ ) 2 + 1 1 + ( D q 4 15 [ u ] ) 2 + 1 1 + ( v u ) 2 ≤ D q 10 3 [ u ] ( t ) + Γ q ( 5 ) t − 1 9 | u | 1 3 + Γ q ( 4 ) t − 1 9 | u ′ | 2 5 + Γ q ( 6 ) t − 1 9 | D q 4 15 [ u ] ( t ) | 3 4 + Γ q ( 3 ) t − 1 9 | v u | 7 9 + ( u ( t ) ) − 2 + ( u ′ ) − 2 + ( D q 4 15 [ u ] ) − 2 + ( v u ) − 2 = 0 .
Thus,
D q 10 3 [ u ] ( t ) + Γ q ( 5 ) t − 1 9 | u | 1 3 + Γ q ( 4 ) t − 1 9 | u ′ | 2 5 + Γ q ( 6 ) t − 1 9 | D q 4 15 [ u ] ( t ) | 3 4 + Γ q ( 3 ) t − 1 9 | v u | 7 9 + ( u ( t ) ) − 2 + ( u ′ ) − 2 + ( D q 4 15 [ u ] ) − 2 + ( v u ) − 2 = 0 .
Table 2 shows numerically the values of x ( t ) in Equation (5). In addition, the curve of x ( t ) w.r.t t in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 for q = 1 10 , 1 2 , and 6 7 , respectively (Algorithm A1).
Table 2. Numerical experiment of Equation (5) in Example 1 for q ∈ 1 10 , 1 2 , 6 7 and n = 1 , ⋯ 20 (Algorithm A1).
Figure 1. u ( t ) with respect to t in Equation (5) in Example 1 for q = 1 10 according to Table 2.
Figure 2. u ( t ) with respect to t in Equation (5) in Example 1 for q = 1 2 according to Table 2.
Figure 3. u ( t ) with respect to t in Equation (5) in Example 1 for 6 7 according to Table 2.
We can see that all conditions of Theorem 2 hold. Thus, the fixed point of Ω is a positive solution for problem (4).
Linear motion is the most basic of all motion. According to Newton’s first law of motion, objects that do not experience any net force will continue to move in a straight line with a constant velocity until they are subjected to a net force. In the next example, we consider an application to examine the validity of our theoretical results on the fractional order representation of the motion of a particle along a straight line.
Example 2.
We consider a constrained motion of a particle along a straight line restrained by two linear springs with equal spring constants (stiffness coefficient) under an external force and fractional damping along the t-axis (Figure 4).
Figure 4. A particle along a straight line restrained by two linear springs with equal spring constants.
The springs, unless subjected to force, are assumed to have free length (unstretched length) and resist a change in length. The motion of the system along the t-axis is independent of the initial spring tension. The springs are anchored on the t-axis at t = − 1 and t = 1 , and the vibration of the particle in this example is restricted to the t-axis only.
The vibration of the system is represented by a system of equations with the first equation having similar form of a simple harmonic oscillator, which cannot produce instability. Hence, the existence solution of the system depends on the following equation represented as the SFqDEq with the B.C:
c D q 10 3 [ u ] ( t ) + 1 8 2 − 2 L − θ 2 L − θ 2 L cos t u ( t ) = ν sin ( u ( t ) ) , 16 9 u ( 1 ) = I q 23 6 [ u ] ( 1 ) , u ( 0 ) = u ″ ( 0 ) = u ‴ ( 0 ) = ( 0 ) = 0 ,
for all t ∈ J = ( 0 , 1 ) , q ∈ J . Here, θ and ν are constants, and L is the unstretched length of the spring. In Problem (1),
α = 10 3 ≥ 3 , n = [ 10 3 ] + 1 = 4 ,   c = 16 9 ≥ 1 , γ = 23 6 ∈ [ 1 , ∞ ) .
Define the continuous map:
h ( t , u ( t ) ) = 1 8 2 − 2 L − θ 2 L − θ 2 L cos t u ( t ) − ν sin ( u ( t ) )
for t ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , such that
lim t → 0 + h ( t , . ) = + ∞ ,
that is, h is singular at t = 0 . Consider particular values of the parameters L = 1.5 m, θ = 0.5 . We consider particular values of the parameter ν = 7.25 . Therefore, all conditions of Theorem 2 hold. Thus, the SFqDEq (6) has a solution.

5. Conclusions

The existence of solutions was successfully investigated for a system of m-singular sum fractional q-differential equations under some integral B.Cs in the sense of CpFqDr. The positive solutions’ existence was also studied with the help of a fixed point Arzelà–Ascoli theorem. Illustrative examples and numerical experiments were provided to validate our theoretical results.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.E.S., R.G., M.K.A.K. and F.M.; methodology, M.E.S., M.I. and F.M.; software, M.E.S. and R.G.; validation, M.K.A.K., F.M. and S.-W.Y.; formal analysis, R.G.; investigation, M.E.S. and M.K.A.K.; resources, F.M., S.-W.Y. and M.I.; data curation, R.G.; writing—original draft preparation, M.E.S., R.G., M.K.A.K. and F.M.; writing—review and editing, M.K.A.K., F.M. and M.I.; visualization, M.E.S.; supervision, M.K.A.K., M.I. and S.-W.Y.; project administration, M.K.A.K.; funding acquisition, S.-W.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

Not applicable.

Institutional Review Board Statement

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Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

The first and second authors were supported by Bu-Ali Sina University.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interest.

Appendix A. Supporting Information

Algorithm A1 The proposed method for calculating Γ q ( x ) .
1:
function g = qGamma(q, x, n)
2:
%q-Gamma Function
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p=1;
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for k=0:n
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   p=p*(1-q̂(k+1))/(1- q̂(x+k));
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end;
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g=p/(1-q)̂(x-1);
8:
end
Algorithm A2 The proposed method for calculating ( x − y ) q ( α ) .
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function p = qfunction1(x, y, q, sigma, n)
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s=1;
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if n==0
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   p=1
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else
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   for k=1:n-1
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      s = s*(x-y*q̂k)/(x-y*q̂(sigma+k));
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   end;
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   p=x̂sigma * s;
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end;
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end
Algorithm A3 The proposed method for calculating ( D q f ) ( x ) .
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function g = Dq(q, x, n, fun)
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if x==0
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   g=limit ((fun(x)-fun(q*x))/((1-q)*x),x,0);
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else
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   g=(fun(x)-fun(q*x))/((1-q)*x);
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end;
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end
Algorithm A4 The proposed method for calculating ( D q f ) ( x ) .
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function g = Iq(q, x, n, fun)
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p=1;
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for k=0:n
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   p=p+ q̂k*fun(x*q̂k);
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end;
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g=x* (1-q) * p;
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end
Algorithm A5 The proposed method for calculating I q α [ x ] .
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function g = Iq_alpha(q, alpha, x, n, fun)
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p=0;
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for k=0:n
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   s1=1;
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   for i=0:k-1
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      s1=s1*(1-q̂(alpha+i));
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   end
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   s2=1;
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   for i=0:k-1
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      s2=s2*(1-q̂(i+1));
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   end
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   p=p + q̂k*s1*eval(subs(fun, t*q̂k))/s2;
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end;
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g=round((t̂alpha)* ((1-q)̂alpha)* p, 6);
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end
Table A1. Some numerical results for the calculation of Γ q ( x ) with q = 1 3 that is constant, x = 4.5 , 8.4 , 12.7 and n = 1 , 2 , … , 15 of Algorithm A1.
Table A2. Some numerical results for the calculation of Γ q ( x ) with q = 1 3 , 1 2 , 2 3 , x = 5 and n = 1 , 2 , … , 35 of Algorithm A1.
Table A3. Some numerical results for the calculation of Γ q ( x ) with x = 8.4 , q = 1 3 , 1 2 , 2 3 and n = 1 , 2 , … , 40 of Algorithm A1.

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