International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2006 (2006), Issue 11, Pages 48391, 12 p.
doi:10.1155/IJMMS/2006/48391

Riesz potential operators and inverses via fractional centred derivatives

Manuel Duarte Ortigueira

UNINOVA, Campus da FCT da UNL, Quinta da Torre, Monte de Caparica 2825-114, Portugal

Abstract

Fractional centred differences and derivatives definitions are proposed, generalizing to real orders the existing ones valid for even and odd positive integer orders. For each one, suitable integral formulations are obtained. The computations of the involved integrals lead to new generalizations of the Cauchy integral derivative. To compute this integral, a special two-straight-line path was used. With this the referred integrals lead to the well-known Riesz potential operators and their inverses that emerge as true fractional centred derivatives, but that can be computed through summations similar to the well-known Grünwald-Letnikov derivatives.