This nine-chapter monograph introduces a rigorous investigation of
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difference operators in standard and fractional settings. It starts with elementary calculus of
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differences and integration of Jackson’s type before turning to
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difference equations. The existence and uniqueness theorems are derived using successive approximations, leading to systems of equations with retarded arguments. Regular
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Sturm–Liouville theory is also introduced; Green’s function is constructed and the eigenfunction expansion theorem is given. The monograph also discusses some integral equations of Volterra and Abel type, as introductory material for the study of fractional
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-calculi. Hence fractional
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calculi of the types Riemann–Liouville; Grünwald–Letnikov; Caputo; Erdélyi–Kober and Weyl are defined analytically. Fractional
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Leibniz rules with applications in
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series are also obtained with rigorous proofs of the formal results of Al-Salam-Verma, which remained unproved for decades. In working towards the investigation of
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fractional difference equations; families of
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Mittag-Leffler functions are defined and their properties are investigated, especially the
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Mellin–Barnes integral and Hankel contour integral representation of the
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Mittag-Leffler functions under consideration, the distribution, asymptotic and reality of their zeros, establishing
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counterparts of Wiman’s results. Fractional
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difference equations are studied; existence and uniqueness theorems are given and classes of Cauchy-type problems are completely solved in terms of families of
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Mittag-Leffler functions. Among many
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analogs of classical results and concepts,
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Laplace,
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Mellin and
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Fourier transforms are studied and their applications are investigated.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1 Preliminaries.- 2 q-Difference Equations.- 3 q-Sturm Liouville Problems.- 4 Riemann–Liouville q-Fractional Calculi.- 5 Other q-Fractional Calculi.- 6 Fractional q-Leibniz Rule and Applications.- 7 q-Mittag–Leffler Functions.- 8 Fractional q-Difference Equations.- 9 Applications of q-Integral Transforms.