Abstract
In this work, by using the iterative method, we discuss the existence and uniqueness of solutions for multiterm fractional boundary value problems. Next, we examine some existence and uniqueness returns for semilinear fractional differential inclusions and equations for multiterm problems by using some notions and properties on set-valued maps and give some examples to explain our main results. We explore and use in this paper the fundamental properties of set-valued maps, which are needed for the study of differential inclusions. It began only in the mid-1900s, when mathematicians realized that their uses go far beyond a mere generalization of single-valued maps.
Keywords:
semilinear fractional differential inclusion; boundary value problem; fixed-point theorem; set-valued maps; iterative methods; Riemann–Liouville operator; differential equations MSC:
26A33; 34A08; 34A60; 34B10; 34B15
1. Introduction
Modern mathematical theories are devoted to the search for new tools for studying various real processes. On the one hand, this is caused by the sufficient completeness and completeness of the study of known mathematical models and, on the other hand, by new tasks and new capabilities of information technologies. The theory of fractional calculus, which has been actively developing in recent decades, has made it possible to discover new properties of systems that describe complex physical processes: processes with memory, processes in fractal environments, and many more. Many works are devoted to the use of fractional calculus for various applications (see [,,] and the references therein). Theoretical aspects of fractional integrodifferential calculus were studied in the articles [,,]. Fractional calculus is considered one of the most important areas of mathematics, which plays an important role in applications in many fields of science such as physics, biology, engineering, and others. Using different mathematical analysis techniques, many research papers were published on integral differential equations, as well as fractional differential equations (see [,,,,,,,]). For more explanations and notions related to the definitions and various issues of fractional integrals and derivatives, please see [,,].
The study of functional differential inclusions dates back to the works of [], in which conditions for the existence of solutions were found for various classes of initial and boundary value problems for inclusions of retarded types of integer and fractional orders of derivatives.
Inclusions and fractional differential equations generalize inclusions and ordinary differential equations to non-integer random orders. It always appears in various fields such as physics, chemistry, biophysics, biology, engineering, control theory, and others. Recently, many works have been published on inclusions and fractional differential equations by applying the fixed-point theorem to prove some existence and singularity properties. Many articles have been published in this direction (see, for instance, [,,,,,,,]). In [], the authors proposed a nonlinear fractional differential equation of the type
The existence and uniqueness results were discussed with Caputo fractional derivatives by using appropriate standard fixed-point theorems. For fractional differential inclusions, we mention the work by [], where a boundary value problem of fractional differential inclusions with fractional separated boundary conditions is given
Owing to the standard contraction mapping theory, the question of existence and uniqueness are obtained. Next, it is improved by Cernea [], where a multipoint boundary value problem for a fractional-order differential inclusion with the standard Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative
was studied, and the existence of a unique solution was obtained. Motivated by the papers cited above and other related papers, in this paper, we extend all previous results and consider a multiterm fractional boundary value problem with the generalized Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative. To begin with, we consider the existence and uniqueness of a solution for the following problem:
Moreover, we will dispute the resolution of some results of existence to the following semilinear fractional differential equations for the boundary value problem:
where is a continuous function for and is a multivalued function.
Conditions for the existence of solutions to Problem (4) are indicated in Theorem 1 in Section 3.1. In Section 3.2, the question of the existence of solutions for (5) is studied and stated in Theorem 3. We also introduce and give relevance ti our subject in Section 1 and then state preliminary results and definition in Section 2. This paper is finished with a discussion and conclusion where textual explanations are clear enough.
2. Notions and Preliminaries
We recall here useful tools and materials that will be used later. Let and . The integral
is the Riemann–Liouville integral of order .
If , then the derivative of Riemann–Liouville to a function is
If denotes the greatest integer number less than .
Lemma 1
([]). Let We have,
- (i)
- ,
- (ii)
- ,
- (iii)
- .
Lemma 2
([]). Let and , then
- (i)
- (ii)
Lemma 3.
Let We have
equivalent to
Remark 1.
For each the solution of
is given by
where
We define some initial symbols and concepts that will be used in this research. Let be a normed space. We note by
Let . The Pompieu–Hausdorff distance of is defined as
A multivalued
is convex (closed) valued if is convex (closed) for all . is called upper semicontinuous on if, for every open set of containing , there exists an open neighborhood of such that . Equivalently, is upper semicontinuous if the set
is open for any open set of .
A set-valued map
is measurable if, for every , the function
is a measurable function.
Let be two normed spaces and a set-valued upper semicontinuous. Then, for all , there are with
Definition 1
([]). A set-valued map
is Carathéodory if
- (1)
- is measurable for each
- (2)
- is upper semicontinuous for a.e. .
Let be two normed spaces and a set-valued map. The set-valued L is Lipschitzean if there are with
If the constant , we say that the set-valued L is contraction.
Proposition 1
([]). Let such that
- (i)
- are relatively compact for a.e
- (ii)
- There exists with and
Then, W is weakly compact in
Proposition 2
([]). Let
be a Carathéodory multifunction and a measurable function. So, the multifunction
is measurable.
Let
be integrable bounded if there exists , and we have
where
Let
The space is Banach reflexive space [], where
3. Contents and Main Results
3.1. Results of Existence and Uniqueness in Sobolev Fractional Space
Definition 2.
A function w is a solution of (4) if there exists a function a.e., , where
Lemma 4.
For a given , a function w is a solution to
if and only if
Proof.
We obtain from the first condition . Also, we obtain from the second condition
This means that
We replace the value of with the value obtained in (9). We obtain the integral equation (7).
Conversely, if w satisfies (7) by Lemmas 1 and 2, we obtain
By simple calculation, we obtain
and by (8), we have □
Now, we study the existence of the solution for (4)
Theorem 1.
We assume that
- (D1)
- is a Carathéodory set-valued map and integrable bounded with
- (D2)
- There exists such thatandfor and
- (D3)
So, Problem (4) has a solution in .
Proof.
For each measurable function the set is nonempty.
We use the iterative method. Let be a sequence of measurable function with such that
with for each
Step 1 ().
We prove by recurrence, since w integrable bounded, then there exists a function with
Then, , and if , we obtain
hence and
that means
hence .
Then, for all the sequence belongs in the space .
Step 2 ( bounded in ).
Let and then
and by simple calculation, we have
Finally, we obtain
i.e., the sequence is bounded in and
So,
Since is bounded in and integrable bounded, it is clear that there exists with
Step 3 (Passage to the limit).
Since is bounded in and is reflexive Banach space, then the subsequence converges weakly to an element in noted by Now, we show that is a solution to Problem (4).
Let be a sequence in with
By Proposition 1 the sequence has a subsequence converge weakly to in
The sequence is bounded in and it has a subsequence noted by that converges to and for each
The sequence is bounded in (because is bounded), and it has a subsequence noted by converge to and
The upper semicontinuous of dictates that
Example 1.
We consider the fractional problem
where
In this problem, we have
- (i)
- The set-valued is Carathéodory set-valued, and is a nonempty and compact set in
- (ii)
- and
- (iii)
- and
Since
Consequently, by Theorem 1, the considered (13) admits a solution.
Remark 2.
If the function ϕ is not continuous functions, but ϕ is measurable and bounded on , then the result of Theorem 1 is still valid.
Theorem 2.
Let the conditions below hold
- ()
- is integrable bounded with with
- -
- The multivalued map is L-Lipschitzean.
- -
- The multivalued map is measurable for each
- ()
- There exists withfor and
- ()
So, (4) has one solution in
Proof.
From Theorem 1, (4) has a solution. We prove now it is unique.
Example 2.
Let us consider the problem
where
The set-valued is -Lipschitz.
In this problem, we have
- (i)
- and
- (ii)
- (iii)
Since
Consequently, from Theorem, 2 the considered (14) has a unique solution.
3.2. Results of Existence for Fractional Differential Equation
Lemma 5.
w is a solution to
if and only if
Proof.
In the first condition, we have , and from the second condition, we obtain
This means that
We replace the value of with the value obtained in (17). We obtain the integral Equation (16)
By simple calculation, we find
and then □
Theorem 3.
Let the conditions below hold
- (S1)
- with
- (S2)
- There exists such thatand
- (S3)
Then, (5) has a solution in .
Proof.
We use the iterative method. Let be a sequence of function with such that
Step 1 (). We use the proof by recurrence of the element , and supposing that we will prove that indeed
then and
then i.e., for each
Step 2 ( is a Cauchy sequence). For all , we find
By recurrence, we write
Let and , then
as we have
This means is a Cauchy sequence in for each and then by (18), we have
then
By recurrence, we write
Let and , then
as we have
that means is a Cauchy sequence in This is easy to see
From (19) and (20), the sequence is a Cauchy sequence in so there exists an element noted by , which represents a limit of this sequence. For all , we obtain
Then, represents a solution for (16). □
Example 3.
Let us consider the following problem
where
In this problem, we have
Then, from precedent Theorem 3 Problem (21), taking one solution in the space
Example 4.
Let us consider the following problem:
In this problem, we have
One can see that the function
and
If we take and and Then, from Theorem 3, Problem (22) has a solution in
Remark 3.
Here, we are interested only in the mathematical point of view, making mathematical contributions to support a rapidly developing literature. Since the differential inclusions are usually applied to deal with differential equations with a discontinuous right-hand side or an inaccurately known right-hand side, this can be seen as a generalization of the notion of ordinary differential equations. Knowing that many phenomena from physics, chemistry, mechanics, and electricity can be modeled by ordinary and partial differential equations involving fractional derivatives gives a clear, precise, and accurate idea about the scope of application of this model in real-life problems. Some mathematical examples satisfying our problem with its assumptions are given to illustrate the obtained results and help the reader and the field of applied sciences benefit from our results.
4. Conclusions
Over the past decades, the theory of functional–differential inclusions has received significant development, primarily the functional–differential inclusion of a multiterm type. Scientists from different countries are conducting research in the field of the theory of initial boundary value problems for various classes of differential, integrodifferential and functional–differential inclusions in partial derivatives with integer and fractional orders of derivatives. Our paper includes several new contributions:
- 1
- This work is devoted to the multiterm fractional boundary value problem and semilinear fractional differential inclusions and equations, which occupy models in many applied sciences areas.
- 2
- Our systems inherit many properties of the classical earlier results; they are a natural generalization.
- 3
- Sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of solutions are established where newly developed methods of fractional integrodifferential calculus and the theory of fixed points of multivalued mappings form the basis of this study.
It is known that the dynamics of economic, social, and environmental macrosystems is a multivalued dynamic process and that fractional-order differential and integrodifferential inclusions are natural models of macrosystem dynamics. Such inclusions are also used to describe certain physical and mechanical systems.
The existence and stability (Ulam–Hyers–Rassias stability and asymptotic stability) of solutions for such classes of systems involving the Hadamard or Hilfer fractional derivative will be very interesting. The same equation/inclusion with the presence of delay, which may be finite, infinite, or state-dependent, will also be a very interesting subject. Other subjects to impulsive effect, which may be fixed or non-instantaneous are open problems in this direction.
Author Contributions
Writing—original draft preparation, S.M. and E.H.; supervision, M.B.; writing—review and editing, F.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
Data are contained within the article.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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