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Geometry of curves with fractional-order tangent vector and Frenet-Serret formulas

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This paper discusses a construction of fractional differential geometry of curves (curvature of curve and Frenet-Serret formulas). A tangent vector of plane curve is defined by the Caputo fractional derivative. Under a simplification for the fractional derivative of composite function, a fractional expression of Frenet frame of curve is obtained. Then, the Frenet-Serret formulas and the curvature are derived for the fractional ordered frame. The different property from the ordinary theory of curve is given by the explicit expression of arclength in the fractional-order curvature. The arclength part of the curvature takes a large value around an initial time and converges to zero for a long period of time. This trend of curvature may reflect the memory effect of fractional derivative which is progressively weaken for a long period of time. Indeed, for a circle and a parabola, the curvature decreases over time. These results suggest that the basic property of fractional derivative is included in the fractional-order curvature appropriately.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, 321-8585, Japan

    Takahiro Yajima & Shunya Oiwa

  2. Department of Planetology Graduate School of Science, Kobe University Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan

    Kazuhito Yamasaki

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Yajima, T., Oiwa, S. & Yamasaki, K. Geometry of curves with fractional-order tangent vector and Frenet-Serret formulas. FCAA 21, 1493–1505 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1515/fca-2018-0078

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