Special Session 11: 

Monotonicity and Convexity for Discrete Fractional Operators with Applications to Fractional Difference Equations

Christopher Goodrich
University of New South Wales
Australia
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Abstract:
I will discuss the connections between the sign of a discrete fractional operator evaluated at a point $n$, such as $$\big(\Delta^{\beta}\circ\Delta^{\alpha}u\big)(n),$$ and the monotonicity and convexity of the function $u$. Some representative results in the area will be discussed. Applications to the analysis of fractional difference equations will be mentioned.