On development of fractional calculus during the last fifty years

• Autor(es): Machado, J. A. Tenreiro ; Galhano, Alexandra ; Trujillo, Juan J.
• Data: 2014
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3769
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Assunto(s): Fractional calculus; Scientific evolution; Science metrics
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Fractional calculus generalizes integer order derivatives and integrals. During the last half century a considerable progress took place in this scientific area. This paper addresses the evolution and establishes an assertive measure of the research development.