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Mathematics, Volume 7, Issue 2

2019 February - 103 articles

Cover Story: Derivatives and integrals of arbitrary non-integer (fractional) order were introduced by Leibniz, Euler, Liouville, Riemann,Weyl, and other prominent mathematicians. In this article, we propose desiderata for calling an operator a fractional derivative or a fractional integral based on a small number of time honoured and well established criteria. View this paper.
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Articles (103)

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,459 Views
16 Pages

25 February 2019

In this research, a singly diagonally implicit block backward differentiation formulas (SDIBBDF) for solving stiff ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is proposed. The formula reduced a fully implicit method to lower triangular matrix with equal d...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,962 Views
12 Pages

25 February 2019

Let 1 < a < b < c < d and α ^ 5 : = 1 , a , b , c , d ∧ be a weighted sequence that is recursively generated by five weights 1 , a , b , c , d . In this paper, we give suff...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polynomials: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,110 Views
33 Pages

A Classification of Symmetric (1, 1)-Coherent Pairs of Linear Functionals

  • Herbert Dueñas Ruiz,
  • Francisco Marcellán and
  • Alejandro Molano

25 February 2019

In this paper, we study a classification of symmetric ( 1 , 1 ) -coherent pairs by using a symmetrization process. In particular, the positive-definite case is carefully described.

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Trends on Orthogonal Polynomials: Approximation Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,101 Views
20 Pages

24 February 2019

When analyzing the possibility of supporting the decision-making process, one should take into account the essential properties of economic entities (the system and its objects). As a result, the development of an effective business model ought to be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods in Mathematical Finance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
4,376 Views
17 Pages

Nonlocal Fractional Evolution Inclusions of Order α ∈ (1,2)

  • Jia Wei He,
  • Yong Liang,
  • Bashir Ahmad and
  • Yong Zhou

24 February 2019

This paper studies the existence of mild solutions and the compactness of a set of mild solutions to a nonlocal problem of fractional evolution inclusions of order α ∈ ( 1 , 2 ) . The main tools of our study include the concepts of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Differential Equations, Inclusions and Inequalities with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,116 Views
9 Pages

More Results on the Domination Number of Cartesian Product of Two Directed Cycles

  • Ansheng Ye,
  • Fang Miao,
  • Zehui Shao,
  • Jia-Bao Liu and ,
  • Janez Žerovnik and
  • Polona Repolusk
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

24 February 2019

Let γ ( D ) denote the domination number of a digraph D and let C m □ C n denote the Cartesian product of C m and C n , the directed cycles of length n ≥ m ≥ 3 . Liu et al. obtained the exact valu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Graph-Theoretic Problems and Their New Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,563 Views
8 Pages

23 February 2019

Fractional calculus image formulas involving various special functions are important for evaluation of generalized integrals and to obtain the solution of differential and integral equations. In this paper, the Saigo’s fractional integral opera...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Special Functions and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,832 Views
12 Pages

23 February 2019

We present a local convergence of the combined Newton-Kurchatov method for solving Banach space valued equations. The convergence criteria involve derivatives until the second and Lipschitz-type conditions are satisfied, as well as a new center-Lipsc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Iterative Methods for Solving Nonlinear Equations and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,369 Views
8 Pages

22 February 2019

We consider Ulisse Dini-type helicoidal hypersurfaces with timelike axis in Minkowski 4-space E 1 4 . Calculating the Gaussian and the mean curvatures of the hypersurfaces, we demonstrate some special symmetries for the curvatures when they...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,642 Views
9 Pages

k-Rainbow Domination Number of P3□Pn

  • Ying Wang,
  • Xinling Wu,
  • Nasrin Dehgardi,
  • Jafar Amjadi and ,
  • Rana Khoeilar and
  • Jia-Bao Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 February 2019

Let k be a positive integer, and set [ k ] : = { 1 , 2 , … , k } . For a graph G, a k-rainbow dominating function (or kRDF) of G is a mapping f : V ( G ) → 2 [ k ] in such a way that, for any vertex v &isin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Graph-Theoretic Problems and Their New Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,462 Views
16 Pages

On the Domain of the Fibonacci Difference Matrix

  • Fevzi Yaşar and
  • Kuddusi Kayaduman

21 February 2019

Matrix F^ derived from the Fibonacci sequence was first introduced by Kara (2013) and the spaces lp(F) and l∞(F); (1 ≤ p < ∞) were examined. Then, Başarır et al. (2015) defined the spaces c0(F) and c(F) and Candan (2015) examined th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,725 Views
12 Pages

Stanley Depth of Edge Ideals of Some Wheel-Related Graphs

  • Jia-Bao Liu,
  • Mobeen Munir,
  • Raheel Farooki,
  • Muhammad Imran Qureshi and
  • Quratulien Muneer

21 February 2019

Stanley depth is a geometric invariant of the module and is related to an algebraic invariant called depth of the module. We compute Stanley depth of the quotient of edge ideals associated with some familiar families of wheel-related graphs. In parti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Algebra and Discrete Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,202 Views
9 Pages

20 February 2019

In this paper, stability analysis of a fractional-order linear system described by the Caputo–Fabrizio (CF) derivative is studied. In order to solve the problem, character equation of the system is defined at first by using the Laplace transfor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,576 Views
13 Pages

Further Results on the Resistance-Harary Index of Unicyclic Graphs

  • Jian Lu,
  • Shu-Bo Chen,
  • Jia-Bao Liu,
  • Xiang-Feng Pan and
  • Ying-Jie Ji

20 February 2019

The Resistance-Harary index of a connected graph G is defined as R H ( G ) = ∑ { u , v } ⊆ V ( G ) 1 r ( u , v ) , where r ( u , v ) is the resistance distance between vertices u and v in G. A graph G is called a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Discrete Optimization: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,196 Views
10 Pages

Modified Roller Coaster Surface in Space

  • Selçuk BAŞ and
  • Talat KÖRPINAR

19 February 2019

In this paper, a new modified roller coaster surface according to a modified orthogonal frame is investigated in Euclidean 3-space. In this method, a new modified roller coaster surface is modeled. Both the Gaussian curvature and mean curvature of ro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,863 Views
14 Pages

19 February 2019

We generalize a family of optimal eighth order weighted-Newton methods to Banach spaces and study their local convergence. In a previous study, the Taylor expansion of higher order derivatives is employed which may not exist or may be very expensive...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Methods in Analysis and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,977 Views
35 Pages

19 February 2019

In this paper, we study free probability on (weighted-)semicircular elements in a certain Banach *-probability space ( LS , τ 0 ) induced by measurable functions on p-adic number fields Q p over primes p . In pa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Physics II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,589 Views
26 Pages

18 February 2019

Shift scheduling problems (SSPs) are advanced NP-hard problems which are generally evaluated with integer programming. This study presents an applicable shift schedule of workers in a large-scale natural gas combined cycle power plant (NGCCPP), which...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimization for Decision Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,954 Views
11 Pages

18 February 2019

In the present work, the concept of F -generalized contractive type mappings by using C -class functions is introduced, and some common fixed point results for weakly isotone increasing set-valued mappings in the setting of ordered partial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fixed Point Theory and Its Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,180 Views
15 Pages

18 February 2019

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of generalized multivalued ψ , ϕ-type contractions and generalized multivalued ψ , ϕ-type Suzuki contractions and establish some new common fixed point theorems for such multivalued...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fixed Point Theory and Related Nonlinear Problems with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,779 Views
20 Pages

17 February 2019

This study develops an integrated production-inventory model for a two-echelon supply chain network with controllable probabilistic deterioration. The investment in preservation technology is considered a decision variable to control the deteriorated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Optimization in Production, Logistics, Inventory, Supply Chain Management and Block Chain)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,958 Views
16 Pages

Approximate Controllability of Sub-Diffusion Equation with Impulsive Condition

  • Lakshman Mahto,
  • Syed Abbas,
  • Mokhtar Hafayed and
  • Hari M. Srivastava

17 February 2019

In this work, we study an impulsive sub-diffusion equation as a fractional diffusion equation of order α ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . Existence, uniqueness and regularity of solution of the problem is established via eigenfunction expansion. Moreo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional-Order Integral and Derivative Operators and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
76 Citations
4,174 Views
16 Pages

17 February 2019

A divergence measure plays a crucial part in discriminating two probability distributions and drawing inferences constructed on such discrimination. The intention of this study is to propose such a divergence measure based on Jensen inequality and ex...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,278 Views
13 Pages

16 February 2019

In this paper, a consensus-based method for multi-person decision making (MPDM) using product transitivity with incomplete fuzzy preference relations (IFPRs) is proposed. Additionally, an average aggregation operator has been used at the first level...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Analysis Using Fuzzy Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,335 Views
9 Pages

16 February 2019

In this article, by using the monotone iterative technique coupled with the method of upper and lower solution, we obtain the existence of extremal iteration solutions to conformable fractional differential equations involving Riemann-Stieltjes integ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional-Order Integral and Derivative Operators and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,232 Views
19 Pages

16 February 2019

In this paper, we introduce a multiple hybrid implicit iteration method for finding a solution for a monotone variational inequality with a variational inequality constraint over the common solution set of a general system of variational inequalities...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fixed Point and Best Proximity Point Problems and Their Applications)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,319 Views
10 Pages

16 February 2019

In this contribution, we define a new operator sequence which contains analytic functions. Using approximation techniques found by Korovkin, some results are derived. Moreover, a generalization of this operator sequence called Kantorovich type genera...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,875 Views
12 Pages

15 February 2019

This paper is devoted to studying the existence of best proximity points and convergence for a class of generalized contraction pairs by using the concept of proximally-complete pairs and proximally-complete semi-sharp proximinal pairs. The obtained...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fixed Point, Optimization, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,573 Views
10 Pages

15 February 2019

New Monte Carlo algorithms for solving the Cauchy problem for the second order parabolic equation with smooth coefficients are considered. Unbiased estimators for the solutions of this problem are constructed.

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stochastic Processes: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,674 Views
17 Pages

Dynamic Keynesian Model of Economic Growth with Memory and Lag

  • Vasily E. Tarasov and
  • Valentina V. Tarasova

15 February 2019

A mathematical model of economic growth with fading memory and continuous distribution of delay time is suggested. This model can be considered as a generalization of the standard Keynesian macroeconomic model. To take into account the memory and gam...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Mathematical Methods: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
4,103 Views
15 Pages

15 February 2019

Existing fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) methods usually aggregate the fuzzy pairwise comparison results produced by multiple decision-makers (DMs) rather than the fuzzy weights estimations. This is problematic because fuzzy pairwise comparis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Logic and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,855 Views
11 Pages

15 February 2019

The third and fourth pseudo-Chebyshev irrational functions of half-integer degree are defined. Their definitions are connected to those of the first- and second-kind pseudo-Chebyshev functions. Their orthogonality properties are shown, with respect t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Special Functions and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
139 Citations
4,911 Views
15 Pages

Hankel and Toeplitz Determinants for a Subclass of q-Starlike Functions Associated with a General Conic Domain

  • Hari M. Srivastava,
  • Qazi Zahoor Ahmad,
  • Nasir Khan,
  • Nazar Khan and
  • Bilal Khan

15 February 2019

By using a certain general conic domain as well as the quantum (or q-) calculus, here we define and investigate a new subclass of normalized analytic and starlike functions in the open unit disk U . In particular, we find the Hankel determinant...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional-Order Integral and Derivative Operators and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
6,523 Views
19 Pages

An Integrated Best-Worst and Interval Type-2 Fuzzy TOPSIS Methodology for Green Supplier Selection

  • Melih Yucesan,
  • Suleyman Mete,
  • Faruk Serin,
  • Erkan Celik and
  • Muhammet Gul

15 February 2019

Supplier selection is one of the most important multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems for decision-makers in the competitive market. Today’s organizations are seeking new ways to reduce the negative effects they have on the environment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,720 Views
14 Pages

15 February 2019

In this paper, we introduced some new integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadamard type for functions whose second derivatives in absolute values at certain powers are strongly η -convex functions via the Katugampola fractional integrals.

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inequalities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
134 Citations
7,941 Views
20 Pages

A Multi-Objective DV-Hop Localization Algorithm Based on NSGA-II in Internet of Things

  • Penghong Wang,
  • Fei Xue,
  • Hangjuan Li,
  • Zhihua Cui and ,
  • Liping Xie and
  • Jinjun Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 February 2019

Locating node technology, as the most fundamental component of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and internet of things (IoT), is a pivotal problem. Distance vector-hop technique (DV-Hop) is frequently used for location node estimation in WSN, but it h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evolutionary Computation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,649 Views
10 Pages

14 February 2019

Recently, it was observed that the concentration/heat transfer of pure/nano fluids are finally governed by singular second-order boundary value problems with exponential coefficients. These coefficients were transformed into polynomials and therefore...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,424 Views
7 Pages

Some Special Elements and Pseudo Inverse Functions in Groupoids

  • Yong Lin Liu,
  • Hee Sik Kim and
  • Joseph Neggers

14 February 2019

In this paper, we consider a theory of elements u of a groupoid ( X , ∗ ) that are associated with certain functions u ^ : X → X , pseudo-inverse functions, which are generalizations of the inverses associated with units...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue General Algebraic Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,398 Views
14 Pages

Normed Dual Algebras

  • Sergey V. Ludkowski

14 February 2019

This article is devoted to the investigation of dual and annihilator normed algebras. Their structure is studied in the paper. Extensions of algebras and fields are considered and by using them, core radicals and radicals are investigated. Moreover,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,573 Views
19 Pages

Cumulative Measure of Inaccuracy and Mutual Information in k-th Lower Record Values

  • Maryam Eskandarzadeh,
  • Antonio Di Crescenzo and
  • Saeid Tahmasebi

14 February 2019

In this paper, we discuss the cumulative measure of inaccuracy in k-lower record values and study characterization results of dynamic cumulative inaccuracy. We also present some properties of the proposed measures, and the empirical cumulative measur...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stochastic Processes: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
4,434 Views
26 Pages

Lexicographic Orders of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Values and Their Relationships

  • Feng Feng,
  • Meiqi Liang,
  • Hamido Fujita,
  • Ronald R. Yager and
  • Xiaoyan Liu

13 February 2019

Intuitionistic fuzzy multiple attribute decision making deals with the issue of ranking alternatives based on the decision information quantified in terms of intuitionistic fuzzy values. Lexicographic orders can serve as efficient and indispensable t...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,087 Views
19 Pages

13 February 2019

In this work, we study the inclusion problem of the sum of two monotone operators and the fixed-point problem of nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert spaces. We prove the weak and strong convergence theorems under some weakened conditions. Some numerical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fixed Point Theory and Related Nonlinear Problems with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,634 Views
11 Pages

13 February 2019

In this work, we consider almost contact metric manifolds. We investigate the generalized D-conformal deformations of nearly K-cosymplectic, quasi-Sasakian and β -Kenmotsu manifolds. The new Levi–Civita covariant derivative of the new...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
7,055 Views
17 Pages

Extraction of Blood Vessels in Fundus Images of Retina through Hybrid Segmentation Approach

  • Ramakrishnan Sundaram,
  • Ravichandran KS,
  • Premaladha Jayaraman and
  • Venkatraman B

13 February 2019

A hybrid segmentation algorithm is proposed is this paper to extract the blood vessels from the fundus image of retina. Fundus camera captures the posterior surface of the eye and the captured images are used to diagnose diseases, like Diabetic Retin...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,328 Views
17 Pages

13 February 2019

In this paper, the Lax pair of the modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation (mNLS) is derived by means of the prolongation structure theory. Based on the obtained Lax pair, the mNLS equation on the half line is analyzed with the assistance of Fok...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Physics II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,638 Views
19 Pages

13 February 2019

In this paper, we introduce a new graph operation called subdivision vertex-edge join (denoted by G 1 S ▹ ( G 2 V ∪ G 3 E ) for short), and then the adjacency spectrum, the Laplacian spectrum and the signless Laplacian spectrum of...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,878 Views
10 Pages

12 February 2019

Finding a simple root for a nonlinear equation f ( x ) = 0 , f : I ⊆ R → R has always been of much interest due to its wide applications in many fields of science and engineering. Newton’s method is usually applied to s...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)

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