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Design, Optimization and Applications for Fractional Chaotic System submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6549 | Submission Open
Keywords: applications of chaotic systems and circuits; chaos; fractional-order circuits; fractional-order systems; fractional-order models; fractional-order mem-elements; hyperchaos; optimization; synchronization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Continuous/Discrete-Time Fractional Systems: Modelling, Design and Estimation submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3641 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoregressive-moving average (ARMA); shift-invariant; scale-invariant; fBm; Liouville; Liouville– Caputo; Hadamard; Riemann– Liouville; Dzherbashian– Caputo; Grunwald– Letnikov; two-sided Riesz– Feller derivatives
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Advances in Fractional Modeling and Computation submission deadline 22 Dec 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 24428 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional models in natural sciences; fractional models in economics and engineering; numerical algorithms and discretization; fractional differential systems with control theory; fractional dynamical systems; analysis of fractional models; stochastic methods for fractional models; Monte Carlo methods; Markov chains and processes; stochastic modeling and simulation; related fractional models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
Fractal and Fractional Analysis in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9785 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal and multifractal analysis; fractal lacunarity analysis; fractional calculus; fractional differential equations; convergence and stability analysis; biological system complexity; non-linear biosystem dynamics; medical image and data analysis; neural networks and graphs; long-term correlation tracking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Science, Biophysics)
Fractional-Order Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5004 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order analog filters; oscillators; PLLs; fractional-order filters for digital signal and image processing; fractional-order neural networks for signal processing; modeling of fractance behavior using active/passive elements; fabrication of fractance elements; fractional-order modeling of batteries; fractional-order control systems; fractional-order bioimpedance modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Flow and Transport in Fractal Models of Rock Mechanics
edited by Kouqi Liu
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3895 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal models; rock mechanics; transport process; oil and gas industry; reservoir characterization; numerical solution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Recent Advances in Computational Physics with Fractional Application, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 19066 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability analysis; integral equations; semi-analytical method; mathematical modeling; traveling wave solutions; analytical and numerical methods; soliton theory and its applications; fractional calculus and its applications; ordinary and partial differential equations; symmetry analysis and conservation laws; mathematical modeling of flow in porous media; high-order numerical differential formulas for fractional derivatives; numerical and computational methods in fractional differential equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
Fractional Calculus in Signal, Imaging Processing and Machine Learning
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19063 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Recent Advances in Fractional Differential Equations and Their Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Ting Gao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11448 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlocal differential equation; fractional differential equation; stochastic differential equation; numerical method; machine learning methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
Fractal Theory and Models in Nonlinear Dynamics and Their Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9781 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
Variational Problems and Fractional Differential Equations
edited by Zhisu Liu and Yu Su
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8378 | Submission Open
Keywords: variational problems; fractional differential equations; priori estimate; existence; non-existence; and uniqueness; regularity and symmetry; stability; asymptotic behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Fractional Equations and Calculation Methods in Exploration Seismology
edited by and Zeyu Zhao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional wave equation; fractional Laplacian; calculation of fractional equation; seismic modeling; imaging and inversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
Fractional Calculus, Quantum Calculus and Special Functions in Complex Analysis submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4348 | Submission Open
Keywords: univalent functions; special functions; fractional operator; q– operator; differential subordination; differential superordination; quantum calculus
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Complex Dynamics and Multifractal Analysis of Financial Markets
edited by Leonardo Henrique Silva Fernandes and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3745 | Submission Open
Keywords: complexity; cross-correlations; financial markets; multifractality; time series
(This special issue belongs to the Section Probability and Statistics)
Heat Transfer and Diffusion Processes in Fractal Domains
edited by Qingyong Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3239 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Recent Advances in the Equation with Nonlinear Fractional Diffusion
edited by Armando Gallegos and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Anomalous Diffusion and Relaxations in Liquid Crystals: Fractal and Fractional Behavior
edited by Rafael Soares Zola and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open
Keywords: anomalous diffusion; non-Debye relaxation; modulated liquid crystal phases; coarsening dynamics; pattern formation; fractal and fractional calculus; anomalous scaling; memory effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)
Fractional Calculus Operators and the Mittag-Leffler Function, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; mittag-Leffler function; fractional integral operator; integral inequality; convex function; bound of operator
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Fractal Geometry and Dynamical Systems
edited by and Saurabh Verma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1562 | Submission Open
Keywords: iterated function systems; julia and mandelbrot sets; self-similar sets and measures; self-affine and self-conformal sets/measures; fractal interpolation functions; quantization dimension; box dimension; hausdorff dimension and Lq dimensions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geometry)
Recent Research in Fractional-Order Controllers: Selected Papers from the ICMASC’24 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order control; FOPID; fractional calculus; modelling; implementation; stability analysis; control design
Fractional Order Systems: Deterministic and Stochastic Analysis, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional dynamical systems; fractional inverse problems; fractional mathematical models; fractional PDEs; fractional operators
Fractional Order Systems with Application to Electrical Power Engineering, 2nd Edition
edited by and Mahdieh S. Sadabadi
submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12395 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order systems; distributed energy resources; energy storage systems; multi-energy systems; power electronic systems; power converters; renewable energy systems; artificial intelligence; stability analysis; intelligent control; fractional calculus; reliability and resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Current Trends on Fractional-Order Systems: Bifurcations, Synchronization, and Chaos
edited by Joaquin Alvarez and J. Pena-Ramirez
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2493 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; oscillators; complex networks; chaos; bifurcation; synchronization; emergent behavior; fractional order neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)
Fractal and Fractional in Geomaterials, 2nd Edition
edited by Yifei Sun
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal media; fractional mechanics; micro-to-macro. geomaterials; nonconventional approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
New Trends on Generalized Fractional Calculus, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open
Keywords: generalised fractional calculus; fractional calculus with general analytic kernels; ψ -fractional derivatives; weighted fractional derivatives; integral transforms; special functions; fractional inequalities; fractional ODE and PDE; initial and Boundary value problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
Advances in Pattern Recognition—Image and Time Series Analyses—through Fractal Geometry and Complexity Theory
edited by Lucas C. Ribas, Leonardo F. S. Scabini and
submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5076 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex systems; pattern recognition; image processing; fractal descriptors; neural networks; network science
Fractional-Order Learning Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and Emerging Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order learning systems; fractional-order calculus; signal processing; information processing; machine learning; control agorithms; modern circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optimization, Big Data, and AI/ML)
Fractal Theory Applications in the Contact Interface of Mechanical Equipment
edited by Shuangfu Suo, Min Huang and Qi An
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal theory; contact interface; contact mechanics; surface topography; tribological properties; cross-scale
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Fractal Analysis and Its Applications in Rock Engineering
edited by , and Gaofeng Liu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 17690 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal analysis and modeling; fragmentation; rock mechanics; rock fractures; rock microstructures; rock engineering  ; geomechanical processes; engineering application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Fractional-Order Chaotic System: Control and Synchronization, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9847 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order; complex systems; chaos; synchronization; control; stabilization; consensus; identification; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)
Fractional Calculus and Nonlinear Analysis: Theory and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7688 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional differential equation; fractional complicated system; fractional operator; modeling biological phenomena; nonlinear dynamics and chaos; fixed point theory; optimization; critical point theory; optimization; convex analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Mittag-Leffler Function: Generalizations and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5683 | Submission Open
Keywords: the  Mittag-Leffler function in fractional calculus; the analytical properties of the  Mittag-Leffler function; the  mittag-leffler function in physical models; generalizations and extensions of the  Mittag-Leffler function; the  mittag-leffler function’ s connection to other special functions; applications of the  Mittag-Leffler function in engineering problems; applications of the Mittag-Leffler function in mathematical problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Advances in Fractional-Order Chaotic and Complex Systems
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2799 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order theory; fractional-order systems; complex systems; chaos; chaotic systems; chaos applications; non-linear systems; neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)
Metric Spaces with Its Application to Fractional Differential Equations
edited by Khurram Shabbir, Monica-Felicia Bota and
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9770 | Submission Open
Keywords: metric spaces; fixed points theorems; well-posedness; stability; fractional differential equations with different kernels; fractal patterns; statistical convergence; decision making problems; numerical and computational methods; mathematical physics; mathematics in biology; intuitionistic fuzzy relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Fractional Elliptic and Parabolic Equations: Analysis and Related Topics
edited by Wenxiong Chen and Leyun Wu
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional elliptic equations; fractional parabolic equations; fractional laplacian; non-local operators; variational method; multiplicity numerical analysis; applications of fractional equations; nonlinearity; symmetry; monotonicity; a priori estimate; existence; non-existence; uniqueness; classification; method of moving planes; sliding method; etc.
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Fractional Differential Equations: Computation and Modelling with Applications submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13735 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional derivatives and integrals; fractional operators; fractal-fractional derivatives and integrals; mathematical modelling; computational efficient methods; uncertainty and artificial intelligence; nonsingular kernels
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Applications of Fractional-Order Calculus in Robotics, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; fractional control; fractional modeling; robotics; fractal manipulators
Advances in Fractional Order Systems and Robust Control, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 21 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4672 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional order systems; fractional differential equations; robust control; fractional controllers; stability analysis; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Numerical Solution and Applications of Fractional Differential Equations, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8397 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical methods; mathematical modeling; fractional calculus; fractional differential equations; numerical analysis; fast algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
Recent Advances in Fractional Fourier Transforms and Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional Fourier transform; linear canonical transform; digital signal processing; fractional integral operator; partial differential equations
(This special issue belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
Mathematical and Physical Analysis of Fractional Dynamical Systems
edited by Dimplekumar Chalishajar and Kasinathan Ravikumar
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13737 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional differential and integral systems with applications; fractional PDE with applications; fractional numerical analysis and numerical simulations; oscillation/nonoscillation; feedback control and various stability analysis; boundary value problems; Markov chain process; jump processes; coupled dynamics; fractional processes; space-time fractional equations; fractional Brownian motion and Rosenblatt process; long-range dependence; time– space fractional vibration equation; convergence; eigenvalue; green function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Women’s Special Issue Series: Fractal and Fractional, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4313 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractals and fractional calculus; fractals and fractional calculus in computing; fractals and fractional calculus in mathematical physics; fractals and fractional calculus in biology and neurocomputing; fractals and fractional calculus in engineering; fractals and fractional calculus in economics; fratals and fractional calculus in educational technologies; fractional calculus and control; fractional calculus and optimization; fractional calculus and stability; fractional models and uncertainty; related fractional modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complexity)
Fractals in Biophysics and Their Applications
edited by Anirban Bandyopadhyay
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4029 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum mechanics; quantum biology; biophysics; biophotonics; bioelectronics; neuroscience; brain dynamics; fractal analysis in medicine; water network in biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Science, Biophysics)
Fractal and Multifractal Analysis in Econometric Models and Empirical Finance
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3390 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifractal analysis; hurst exponent; multiscale analysis; financial market efficiency; empirical finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
Advanced Research in Fractal Properties of Nanoparticle and Its Application
edited by and Aleksandar P. Stajčić
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1420 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractal dimension; surface– property relation; nanoparticles and composites; surface– synthesis/dispersion relation; grain boundary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
Mathematical Description of Human Nervous System Using Fractals, Fractional and Integer Order Calculus
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: human nervous system; mathematical description using fractals; mathematical description using integer order and fractional order calculus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Science, Biophysics)
Applications of Fractional-Order Grey Models
edited by Shuli Yan and
submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11809 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order; grey model; prediction; algorithm; application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Advances in Fractional-Order Control with Special Focus to Power Systems
edited by
submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1106 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order controllers; fractional-order PID controllers; fractional-order systems; adaptive fractional-order control; robust control; advanced process control; power systems; control performance assessment; system identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Applications of Fractional-Order Systems to Automatic Control submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12437 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned vehicles; renewable energy; electric power; manufacturing; robotics; automotive control systems; time-delay systems; modeling and control of complex systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
Advances in Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems: Theory and Applications
edited by Ping Gong
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12016 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order dynamics; multiagent systems; distributed coordination control; nonlinear control; stability analysis; algorithm design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering)
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