Mellin Transforms of the Generalized Fractional Integrals and Derivatives

TL;DR

This paper derives Mellin transforms for generalized fractional integrals and derivatives, linking them to special number sequences and polynomials, and introduces new classes of sequences related to fractional calculus.

Contribution

It extends fractional calculus by connecting generalized operators with Stirling, Lah numbers, and Laguerre polynomials, and introduces new sequence classes.

Findings

Mellin transforms of generalized fractional operators derived

Connections established between operators and special number sequences

New sequence classes defined for fractional parameters

Abstract

We obtain the Mellin transforms of the generalized fractional integrals and derivatives that generalize the Riemann-Liouville and the Hadamard fractional integrals and derivatives. We also obtain interesting results, which combine generalized $\delta_{r,m}$ operators with generalized Stirling numbers and Lah numbers. For example, we show that $\delta_{1,1}$ corresponds to the Stirling numbers of the $2^{nd}$ kind and $\delta_{2,1}$ corresponds to the unsigned Lah numbers. Further, we show that the two operators $\delta_{r,m}$ and $\delta_{m,r}$, $r,m\in\mathbb{N}$, generate the same sequence given by the recurrence relation \[ S(n,k)=\sum_{i=0}^r \big(m+(m-r)(n-2)+k-i-1\big)_{r-i}\binom{r}{i} S(n-1,k-i), \;\; 0< k\leq n, \] with $S(0,0)=1$ and $S(n,0)=S(n,k)=0$ for $n>0$ and $1+min\{r,m\}(n-1) < k $ or $k\leq 0$. Finally, we define a new class of sequences for $r \in \{\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{5}, \frac{1}{6}, ...\}$ and in turn show that $\delta_{\frac{1}{2},1}$ corresponds to the generalized Laguerre polynomials.