Nonlocal Symmetries for Time-Dependent Order Differential Equations

• Main Author: Andrei Ludu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
• Series: Symmetry
• Subjects: variable order derivative; fractional differential equation; Voltera equation; singular integrable kernel
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/10/12/771

A new type of ordinary differential equation is introduced and discussed: time-dependent order ordinary differential equations. These equations are solved via fractional calculus by transforming them into Volterra integral equations of second kind with singular integrable kernel. The solutions of the time-dependent order differential equation represent deformations of the solutions of the classical (integer order) differential equations, mapping them into one-another as limiting cases. This equation can also move, remove or generate singularities without involving variable coefficients. An interesting symmetry of the solution in relation to the Riemann zeta function and Harmonic numbers is observed.