Lattice fractional calculus

Abstract

Integration and differentiation of non-integer orders for N-dimensional physical lattices with long-range particle interactions are suggested. The proposed lattice fractional derivatives and integrals are represented by kernels of lattice long-range interactions, such that their Fourier series transformations have a power-law form with respect to components of wave vector. Continuous limits for these lattice fractional derivatives and integrals give the continuum derivatives and integrals of non-integer orders with respect to coordinates. Lattice analogs of fractional differential equations that include suggested lattice differential and integral operators can serve as an important element of microscopic approach to nonlocal continuum models in mechanics and physics.