General fractional calculus: Multi-kernel approach

TL;DR

This paper extends the general fractional calculus framework by introducing a multi-kernel approach, broadening the class of operators and enabling more flexible applications.

Contribution

It proposes a new extended formulation of fractional calculus using diverse kernel pairs, generalizing previous single-kernel and convolution-based methods.

Findings

Proved fundamental theorems for the new fractional derivatives and integrals.

Broadened the definition of Luchko kernel pairs for greater generality.

Established symmetry in the extended kernel pair definitions.

Abstract

For the first time, a general fractional calculus of arbitrary order was proposed by Yuri Luchko in the works Mathematics 9(6) (2021) 594 and Symmetry 13(5) (2021) 755. In these works, the proposed approaches to formulate this calculus are based either on the power of one Sonine kernel, or the convolution of one Sonine kernel with the kernels of the integer-order integrals. To apply general fractional calculus, it is useful to have a wider range of operators, for example, by using the Laplace convolution of different types of kernels. In this paper, an extended formulation of the general fractional calculus of arbitrary order is proposed. Extension is achieved by using different types (subsets) of pairs of operator kernels in definitions general fractional integrals and derivatives. For this, the definition of the Luchko pair of kernels is somewhat broadened, which leads to the symmetry of the definition of the Luchko pair. The proposed set of kernel pairs are subsets of the Luchko set of kernel pairs. The fundamental theorems for the proposed general fractional derivatives and integrals are proved.