Generalized fractional calculus in Banach spaces and applications to existence results for boundary value problems

Abstract

In this paper, we present the definitions of fractional integrals and fractional derivatives of a Pettis integrable function with respect to another function. This concept follows the idea of Stieltjes-type operators and should allow us to study fractional integrals using methods known from measure differential equations in abstract spaces. We will show that some of the well-known properties of fractional calculus for the space of Lebesgue integrable functions also hold true in abstract function spaces. In particular, we prove a general Goebel–Rzymowski lemma for the De Blasi measure of weak noncompactness and our fractional integrals.We suggest a new definition of the Caputo fractional derivative with respect to another function, which allows us to investigate the existence of solutions to some Caputo-type fractional boundary value problems. As we deal with some Pettis integrable functions, the main tool utilized in our considerations is based on the technique of measures of weak noncompactness and Mönch’s fixed-point theorem. Finally, to encompass the full scope of this research, some examples illustrating our main results are given.