Calculus of Variations, Optimal Control, and Mathematical Biology A Themed Issue Dedicated to Professor Delfim F. M. Torres on the Occasion of His 50th Birthday

• Other Authors: Martins, Natália (Editor), Almeida, Ricardo (Editor), da Silva, Cristiana (Editor), Ammi, Moulay Rchid Sidi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Mathematics & science; calculus of variations; non-Newtonian calculus; multiplicative integral functionals; multiplicative Euler-Lagrange equations; admissible positive functions; epidemiology; mathematical modeling; fractional calculus; equilibrium; stability; fractional (p, q)-integral; fractional (p, q)-difference; periodic boundary value problems; existence; coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); ABC derivative; hybrid method; existence analysis; semi-analytical solution; fractional derivatives; distributional derivatives; Sobolev spaces; bounded variation functions; embeddings; compactness; Abel equation; optimal control; maximum principle; mixed constraints; Physics Informed Neural Networks; data analysis; COVID-19; vaccination; basic reproduction number; Lyapunov function; weighted generalized fractional calculus; integration by parts formula; Euler-Lagrange equation; quantum mechanics; fractional differential equations; boundary value problems; Kolmogorov-Riesz theorem; fixed point theorems; Nemytskii operator; approximation solution; fuzzy number; fuzzy fractional order derivative; coronavirus infection system; Adomian decomposition method; convex surfaces; surface area measure of a convex body; Newton's problem of minimal resistance; measles; mathematical model; global sensitivity analysis; partial rank correlation coefficient (PRCC); fractional derivative; Caputo derivative; Ulam-Hyers stability; fractional control systems; neutral evolution systems; controllability; minimum energy; Banach fixed point theorem; population dynamics; vertical transmission; epidemic fear; n/a
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This reprint is dedicated to Professor Delfim F. M. Torres for his 50th birthday. Professor Delfim F. M. Torres is a recognized researcher, particularly in the calculus of variations, optimal control, and mathematical biology. In this reprint, several studies in his research fields are presented.