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The primary objective of this study is to develop a new constitutive model by combining a fractional‐order Kelvin–Voigt model with an Abel dashpot element in parallel. Subsequently, this new model will be incorporated into the Euler–Bernoulli beam's governing equation, utilizing shifted Legendre polynomials as basis functions, a classical orthogonal polynomial system, to solve the fractional‐order partial differential equations. By comparing the numerical solutions with the analytical solutions, we aim to evaluate the applicability of shifted Legendre polynomials in solving such problems and the accuracy of the obtained numerical solutions. Furthermore, we will investigate the performance of viscoelastic HDPE beams under different loading conditions and conduct a comparative analysis of the displacements of HDPE beams under the new constitutive model and the traditional fractional‐order Kelvin–Voigt model. Through this research, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of fractional‐order phenomena and provide more accurate and efficient numerical simulation and analysis methods for the field of structural mechanics, promoting the development of related engineering applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify suitable polynomial regression for modeling the average growth trajectory and to estimate the relative development of the rib eye area, scrotal circumference, and morphometric measurements of Guzerat young bulls. Methods: A total of 45 recently weaned males, aged 325.8±28.0 days and weighing 219.9±38.05 kg, were evaluated. The animals were kept on Brachiaria brizantha pastures, received multiple supplementations, and were managed under uniform conditions for 294 days, with evaluations conducted every 56 days. The average growth trajectory was adjusted using ordinary polynomials, Legendre polynomials, and quadratic B-splines. The coefficient of determination, mean absolute deviation, mean square error, the value of the restricted likelihood function, Akaike information criteria, and consistent Akaike information criteria were applied to assess the quality of the fits. For the study of allometric growth, the power model was applied. Results: Ordinary polynomial and Legendre polynomial models of the fifth order provided the best fits. B-splines yielded the best fits in comparing models with the same number of parameters. Based on the restricted likelihood function, Akaike's information criterion, and consistent Akaike's information criterion, the B-splines model with six intervals described the growth trajectory of evaluated animals more smoothly and consistently. In the study of allometric growth, the evaluated traits exhibited negative heterogeneity (b<1) relative to the animals' weight (p<0.01), indicating the precocity of Guzerat cattle for weight gain on pasture. Conclusion: Complementary studies of growth trajectory and allometry can help identify when an animal's weight changes and thus assist in decision-making regarding management practices, nutritional requirements, and genetic selection strategies to optimize growth and animal performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a numerical method based on an operational matrix of Legendre polynomials for resolving the class of time fractional diffusion (TFD) equations. The operational matrix of fractional order derivatives of the Legendre polynomials is derived as a product of matrices. The collocation method together with the operational matrix of Legendre polynomials are employed to transform the TFD equations into a set of algebraic equations. The perturbation method is applied to show the stability of the discussed method. The accuracy of the suggested method is validated using numerical experiments. The solution obtained by this method is in excellent agreement with the exact solution for the integer order of derivatives and is more precise than the solution obtained by the existing method in which Bernstein polynomials are taken as the basis polynomials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To solve the fractional gas dynamic equation, this paper presents an effective algorithm using the collocation method and Müntz-Legendre (M-L) polynomials. The approach chooses a solution of a finite-dimensional space that satisfies the desired equation at a set of collocation points. The collocation points in this study are selected to be uniformly spaced meshes or the roots of shifted Legendre and Chebyshev polynomials. Müntz-Legendre polynomials have the interesting property that their fractional derivative is also a Müntz-Legendre polynomial. This property ensures that these bases do not face the problems associated with using the classical orthogonal polynomials when solving fractional equations using the collocation method. The numerical simulations illustrate the method's effectiveness and accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents an extension of the double Legendre polynomial method to model and evaluate the axisymmetric free vibration problem for the axially polarized piezoelectric resonator. The aim is to show the benefit of the employed method. The polynomial series was used to define the mechanical displacements and electrical potential at the same time. The proposed approach considerably improves computing efficiency by avoiding much of the numerical integration calculations. As a result, the electromechanical coupling coefficient shows that the fundamental mode is the most piezoactive mode in the structure. Furthermore, the electrical input impedance and field profiles are easily presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Legendre polynomials' first derivatives have been used as the basis function via the pseudo-Galerkin spectral method. Operational matrices for derivatives have been used and extended to deal with the system of ordinary differential-algebraic equations. An algorithm via those matrices has been designed. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed algorithm had been shown by two techniques, theoretically, via the boundedness of the approximated expansion and numerically through numerical examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The pseudo-spectral method is used as a technique to employ the first derivative of the well-known Legendre polynomials (FDLs) as novel basis functions. Then, the FDLs Gauss- Lobatto quadrature weights (FDLs-GLQWs) and zeros (FDLs-GLQZs) have been calculated. Consequently, a matrix for differentiation (D-matrix) and another for integration (B-matrix) have been created. To solve several types of ordinary differential problems (ODPs), BVPs, integro–differential equations (IDEs), optimal control problems (OCPs), we designed three algorithms that relied on those matrices. Each algorithm for each type. The convergence of the designed algorithms has been verified theoretically by the error analysis. Finally, the proposed algorithms are applied to several numerical examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We provide novel sufficient conditions for the uniform recovery of sparse Legendre expansions using ℓ1 minimization, where the sampling points are drawn according to orthogonalization (uniform) measure. So far, conditions of the form m≳Θ2s×logfactors have been relied on to determine the minimum number of samples m that guarantees successful reconstruction of s‐sparse vectors when the measurement matrix is associated to an orthonormal system. However, in case of sparse Legendre expansions, the uniform bound Θ of Legendre systems is so high that these conditions are unable to provide meaningful guarantees. In this paper, we present an analysis which employs the envelop bound of all Legendre polynomials instead, and prove a new recovery guarantee for s‐sparse Legendre expansions, m≳s2×logfactors, which is independent of Θ. Arguably, this is the first recovery condition established for orthonormal systems without assuming the uniform boundedness of the sampling matrix. The key ingredient of our analysis is an extension of chaining arguments, recently developed in Bourgain and Chkifa et al., to handle the envelope bound. Furthermore, our recovery condition is proved via restricted eigenvalue property, a less demanding replacement of restricted isometry property which is perfectly suited to the considered scenario. Along the way, we derive simple criteria to detect good sample sets. Our numerical tests show that sets of uniformly sampled points that meet these criteria will perform better recovery on average. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a mathematical model for the system of prey-predator with immigrant prey has been analyzed to find an approximate solution for immigrant prey population density, local prey population density, and predator population density. Furthermore, we present a novel soft computing technique named LeNN-WOA-NM algorithm for solving the mathematical model of the prey-predator system with immigrant prey. The proposed algorithm uses a function approximating ability of Legendre polynomials based on Legendre neural networks (LeNNs), global search ability of the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), and a local search mechanism of the Nelder–Mead algorithm. The LeNN-WOA-NM algorithm is applied to study the effect of variations on the growth rate, the force of interaction, and the catching rate of local prey and immigrant prey. The statistical data obtained by the proposed technique establish the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm when compared with techniques in the latest literature. The efficiency of solutions obtained by LeNN-WOA-NM is validated through performance measures including absolute errors, MAD, TIC, and ENSE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: This study aimed to compare different order Legendre polynomials for Arabian racing horses. The present work's results indicated that the L(2,2) Legendre polynomial (that suggests generalizations and connections to the various mathematical structures and numerical applications) model could be reliably used to estimate heritability values for the racing speed of Arabian horses in the presence of repeated observations. This work aimed to compare the fitting performance of the random regression models applied to the different order orthogonal Legendre polynomials on the race completion speed (m/s) of Arabian racing horses. Legendre polynomial function for additive genetic, permanent environmental variances and heritability values with the L(2,2), L(2,3), L(3,2) and L(3,3) models (where L(i,j) means L(order of fit for additive genetic effects, order of fit for permanent environmental effects)) was estimated. A total of 233,491 race speed records (m/s) of Arabian horses were taken from the Jockey Club of Turkey between 2005 and 2016. The mean and standard deviation of heritability values were estimated as 0.294 ± 0.0746, 0.285 ± 0.0620, 0.302 ± 0.0767 and 0.290 ± 0.1018 for L(2,2), L(2,3), L(3,2), and L(3,3), respectively. The steady decreasing trend of permanent environmental variances for L(2,2) provided stationery for heritability values. According to Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC) values, the L(2,2) model could be reliably used to estimate heritability values for the racing speed of Arabian horses in the presence of repeated observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we present a numerical approach based on the shifted Legendre polynomials for solving a class of fractional optimal control problems. The derivative is described in the Atangana–Baleanu derivative sense. To solve the problem, operational matrices of AB-fractional integration and multiplication, together with the Lagrange multiplier method for the constrained extremum, are considered. The method reduces the main problem to a system of nonlinear algebraic equations. In this framework by solving the obtained system, the approximate solution is calculated. An error estimate of the numerical solution is also proved for the approximate solution obtained by the proposed method. Finally, some illustrative examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy and validity of the proposed scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, operational matrices of two-dimensional hybrid of block-pulse functions and Legendre polynomials are employed to approximate the solutions of two-dimensional nonlinear Volterra integral equations of the first kind (2DNVIEF). To this aim, we first convert 2DNVIEF to the two-dimensional linear Volterra integral equations of the second kind (2DLVIES). Then the operational matrices of integration, together with the product operational matrix, can be applied to reduce the 2DLVIES to a system of algebraic equations. The convergence of the proposed method is studied, and an error estimation under the L 2 -norm is provided. Finally, some numerical examples are prepared to clarify the accuracy and efficiency of the numerical method especially in dealing with functions that are not continuous in the whole interval. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An alternative form of ad hoc collision model to the Fokker–Planck field collision operator is proposed. The model is so constructed that the results of exact Fokker–Planck field collision, applied to the low-order Legendre and associated Laguerre polynomials, are used to impose self-adjointness first and then collisional conservation laws. The model is shown to be actually identical to the conventional ad hoc model in the l = 0 and 1 parts in Legendre polynomial expansion in an isothermal case, while it is not limited to extend to the higher order, in contrast to the conventional ad hoc model, in which the collisional conservation laws are imposed primarily, using the exact test collision form of the Fokker–Planck operator. Furthermore, it is discussed that the proposed model is identified to the lowest order in an expansion of formal Hirshman–Sigmar operator, while there is a difference between the formal and conventional Hirshman–Sigmar operators. Numerical examples demonstrate that the proposed model can yield comparable results to those by the exact Fokker–Planck and conventional Hirshman–Sigmar operators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, our motivation is to design a new collocation method based on Müntz–Legendre polynomial involving operational matrices to solve variable‐order stochastic fractional integro‐differential equation. We first prove the existence and uniqueness result for the solution of considered problem. The operational matrices are used to convert the variable‐order stochastic fractional integro‐differential equation into non‐linear system of algebraic equations. Further, the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method are investigated through numerical experiments. Finally, we show the advantage of the variable‐order model over the constant order model through a real‐world example of mathematical finance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fractional order differential equations accurately model dynamic systems and processes. In some of the fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs), due to the ambiguity in the initial conditions and the transfer of ambiguity to the solution, it is necessary to use fuzzy mathematics. In this paper, a numerical method is presented to approximate the solution for a class of Fuzzy Fractional Optimal Control Problems (FFOCPs) using the Legendre basis functions. The fuzzy fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. The performance index of an FFOCP is considered as a function of both the state and the control variables, and the dynamic constraints are expressed by a set of Fuzzy Fractional Differential Equations (FFDEs). After obtaining Euler–Lagrange equations for FFOCPs and the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions, using the definition of generalized Hukuhara differentiability (types I, II), the problem is considered in two cases. Then the distance function and an approach similar to the variational type along with the Lagrange multiplier method are used to formulate and solve the equations in a system. Time-invariant and time-varying examples are provided to assess the presented method. Numerical results show a similar trend for the state and control variables for various numbers of Legendre polynomials. Also, the convergence of state and control variables for the time-invariant system can be seen, and the same is true for control variables for the time-varying system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The solutions of integral-algebraic equations with non-vanishing delays (DIAEs) may contain so-called primary discontinuity points. At these points the solution of the DIAEs, regardless of how regular the given functions are, will in general exhibit a low degree of regularity. In this paper, we study the existence, uniqueness and regularity properties of solutions for the DIAEs and consider a spectral collocation method based on Legendre polynomials as approximate solution of this equation. Numerical solution is described by a constructive technique and dividing the definition domain into several subintervals according to the primary discontinuous points associated with the delay function. The error analysis is derived and numerical experiments confirm the theoretical expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shifted Legendre orthonormal polynomials (SLOPs) are used to approximate the numerical solutions of fractional optimal control problems. To do so, first, the operational matrix of the Caputo fractional derivative, the SLOPs, and Lagrange multipliers are used to convert such problems into algebraic equations. Also, the method is proposed for solving multidimensional problems, and its convergence is proved. This method is tested on some nonlinear examples. The results indicate that the technique can efficiently solve multidimensional problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Compared to the traditional integer-order viscoelastic model, a fractional-order derivative viscoelastic model is shown to be advantageous. A quadrature-free Legendre polynomial method combining the Weyl definition of fractional order derivative is for the first time employed to solve guided waves in functionally graded fractional viscoelastic plates. The presented method avoids a lot of numerical integration calculation in traditional polynomial method and greatly improves the computational efficiency. The effects of different graded fields and fractional orders on the dispersion and attenuation curves are illustrated. The displacement distributions, Poynting vectors and power flows are analyzed to reveal guided wave characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article introduces a new projection method via shifted Legendre polynomials and an efficient procedure for solving a system of integro-differential equations of the Cauchy type. The proposed computational process solves two systems of linear equations. We demonstrate the existence of the solution to the approximate problem and conduct an error analysis. Numerical tests provide theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A closed form expression of a quadruple integral involving the Legerndre polynomial Pn(x) is derived. Special cases are expressed in terms of special functions and fundamental constants. All the results in this work are new. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the Legendre polynomials approximations are studied for the numerical solutions of differential-algebraic equations (DAEs). An algorithm of the method constructed using Legendre polynomials approximations is developed to solve DAE systems. Two test problems are answered to illustrate the Legendre polynomials approximations, and then the obtained solutions are confronted with the exact solutions of the problems. As a first step, the power series of an allowed equation system is determined, in second step it is converted into Legendre polynomials approximations structure which allows an arbitrary order. Furthermore, to get numerical solution of DAEs with Legendre polynomials approximations, a Maple algorithm is implemented. Graphs of obtained solutions are sketched, and are created tables to compare the exact solutions by using Maple programming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this paper is to introduce and study the numerical solutions of the multi-space fractal-fractional Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation (MSFFKS) and the multi-space fractal-fractional Korteweg-de Vries equation (MSFFKDV). These models are obtained by replacing the classical derivative by the fractal-fractional derivative based upon the generalized Mittag-Leffler kernel. In our investigation, we use the spectral collocation method (SCM) involving the shifted Legendre polynomials (SLPs) in order to reduce the new models to a system of algebraic equations. We then use one of the known numerical methods, the Newton-Raphson method (NRM), for solving the resulting system of the nonlinear algebraic equations. The efficiency and accuracy of the numerical results are validated by calculating the absolute error as well as the residual error. We also present several illustrative examples and graphical representations for the various results which we have derived in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The numerical solutions are obtained for rotating beams; the inclusion of centrifugal force term makes it difficult to get the analytical solutions. In this paper, we solve the free vibration problem of rotating Rayleigh beam using Chebyshev and Legendre polynomials where weak form of meshless local Petrov-Galerkin method is used. The equations which are derived for rotating beams result in stiffness matrices and the mass matrix. The orthogonal polynomials are used and results obtained with Chebyshev polynomials and Legendre polynomials are exactly the same. The results are compared with the literature and the conventional finite element method where only first seven terms of both the polynomials are considered. The first five natural frequencies and respective mode shapes are calculated. The results are accurate when compared to literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main target of this paper is to solve a system of two-dimensional Volterra integral equations (2-DVIEs). Operational Matrices of two-dimensional hybrid of block-pulse functions and Legendre polynomials are applied to reduce these systems of integral equations to a system of algebraic equations. The main benefit of these basic functions is their efficiency in dealing with non-sufficiently smooth functions. An error bound is provided and some examples are prepared to verify the applicability of the offered numerical technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, the interactions between the axial translational motions and aspherical oscillations of two gas bubbles in an incompressible liquid are considered. Representing the surface function by the Legendre polynomial of first order, we derive a dynamic model to describe the motions of two aspherical bubbles in Lagrangian mechanics. An apple-shaped bubble from simulations based on the model can be well consistent with known experimental observation. The bubble appears as the shape of a sphere at maximum expansion. The maximum asymmetry of the bubbles occurs during collapse. The surface tension is a key factor to stable oscillatory deformation. It is also found that the aspherical amplitudes of two bubbles decrease with increasing distance or decreasing driving pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new differentiation technique, fractional pseudospectral shifted Legendre differentiation matrices (FSL D-matrices), was introduced. It depends on shifted Legendre polynomials (SLPs) as a base function. We take into consideration its extreme points and inner product. The technique was used to solve fractional ordinary differential equations (FODEs). Moreover, it extended to approximate fractional integro-differential equations (FIDEs) and fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs). The novel FSL D-matrices transformed these fractional differential problems (FDPs) into an algebraic system of equations. Also, an error and a convergence analysis for that technique were investigated. Finally, the correctness and efficiency of this technique were examined with test functions and several examples. All the results were compared with the results of other methods to ensure the investigated error analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an approximate method for solving delayed differential equations involving pantograph‐type delay is proposed. The method is based upon hybrid function approximations. The properties of hybrid functions of block‐pulse functions and the well‐known Legendre polynomials are provided. The operational matrix of pantograph‐type delay corresponding to the method is presented. The associated operational matrices of delay, derivative, and product are utilized to reduce the original problem into a system of algebraic equations. Illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the applicability and efficiency of the proposed method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we formulate a numerical method to approximate the solution of non-linear fractal-fractional Burgers equation. In this model, differential operators are defined in the Atangana-RiemannLiouville sense with Mittag-Leffler kernel. We first expand the spatial derivatives using barycentric interpolation method, and then we derive an operational matrix (OM) of the fractal-fractional derivative for the Legendre polynomials. To be more precise, two approximation tools are coupled to convert the fractal-fractional Burgers equation into a system of algebraic equations which is technically uncomplicated and can be solved using available mathematical software such as MATLAB. To investigate the agreement between exact and approximate solutions, several examples are examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2012, Lima introduced a remarkable two-term dilogarithm identity, based on a proof for the Basel problem due to Beukers et al. Using a series transform obtained very recently via Legendre polynomial expansions, we nontrivially extend Lima's identity, and offer a new proof of this same identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new inversion based Fourier transformation technique named as Legendre-Polynomials Least-Squares Fourier Transformation (L-LSQ-FT) and Legendre-Polynomials Iteratively Reweighted Least-Squares Fourier Transformation (L-IRLS-FT) are presented. The introduced L-LSQ-FT algorithm establishes an overdetermined inverse problem from the Fourier transform. The spectrum was approximated by a series expansion limited to a finite number of terms, and the solution of inverse problem, which gives the values of series expansion coefficients, was obtained by the LSQ method. Practically, results from the least square method are responsive to data outliers, thus scattered large errors and the estimated model values may be far from reality. A definitely better option is attained by introducing Steiner's Most Frequent Value method. By combining the IRLS algorithm with Cauchy-Steiner weights, the Fourier transformation process was robustified to give the L-IRLS-FT method. In both cases Legendre polynomials were applied as basis functions. Thus the approximation of the continuous Fourier spectra is given by a finite series of Legendre polynomials and their coefficients. The series expansion coefficients were obtained as a solution to an overdetermined non-linear inverse problem. The traditional DFT and the L-IRLS-FT were tested numerically using synthetic datasets as well as field magnetic data. The resulting images clearly show the reduced sensitivity of the newly developed L-IRLS-FT methods to outliers and scattered noise compared to the traditional DFT. Conclusively, the newly developed L-IRLS-FT can be considered to be a better alternative to the traditional DFT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The integrations in the Legendre polynomial approach is analytically solved to improve the computational efficiency. • The solutions according to the global matrix method are derived to verify the effectiveness of the presented approach. • Longitudinal mode attenuation curves rapidly decrease when torsional mode curves is approaching them. • The temperature amplitude of flexural torsional mode is not negligible, especially for a small radius-thickness ratio pipe. • Attenuation differences of various flexural orders are large at cut-off frequencies and mutation frequencies. A new solving procedure based on the Legendre polynomial series is developed to investigate the longitudinal guided waves in fractional order thermoelastic inhomogeneous hollow cylinders. Different from the available Legendre polynomial approach, integrals are calculated by the explicit and simple expressions to replace the numerical solutions. The solutions according to the global matrix method (GMM) are also derived for the first time to verify the effectiveness of the presented approach. Comparison of the CPU time indicates that the computational efficiency of the new solving procedure has a huge improvement. Then, the guided wave phase velocity dispersion curves, attenuation curves, displacement and temperature distributions for functionally graded hollow cylinders with different fractional orders, flexural orders, radius-thickness ratios and gradient fields are analyzed. It is found that the attenuation coefficients of flexural longitudinal modes rapidly decrease when the flexural torsional mode curve is close to the flexural longitudinal mode curve. Furthermore, notable influence of the flexural order on attenuation curves mainly occurs at the cut-off frequencies and mutation frequencies. In addition, a smaller radius-thickness ratio implies a larger attenuation, and the temperature amplitudes of flexural torsional mode are more and more close to those of longitudinal mode when the radius-thickness ratio decreases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to assemble two methodical spectral Legendre's derivative algorithms to numerically attack the Lane-Emden, Bratu's, and singularly perturbed type equations. We discretize the exact unknown solution as a truncated series of Legendre's derivative polynomials. Then, via tau and collocation methods for linear and nonlinear problems, respectively, we obtain linear/nonlinear systems of algebraic equations in the unknown expansion coefficients. Finally, with the aid of the Gaussian elimination technique in the linear case and Newton's iterative method for the non-linear case - with vanishing initial guess- we solve these systems to obtain the desired solutions. The stability and convergence analyses of the numerical schemes were studied in-depth. The schemes are convergent and accurate. Some numerical test problems are performed to verify the efficiency of the proposed algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we study the discrete version of Legendre spectral and iterated Legendre spectral techniques to solve the second kind Hammerstein type weakly singular integral equations. To obtain the convergence analysis, we use the appropriate numerical quadrature rule and obtain the order O (n − r + 1) in discrete Legendre spectral method. If the quadrature rule is minimal, i.e. the number of quadrature nodes and the dimension of the approximating subspace are same, then the optimal rate is obtained O (n − r) in iterated form of discrete Legendre spectral collocation method in L 2 norm and uniform norm. Numerical aspects are given to verify the hypothetical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Considered two major interface models on an inhomogeneity interface in a half-space. • Interface effects affect stress distribution through five dimensionless parameters. • Interface flexural rigidities lead to obvious changes to Gurtin-Murdoch solutions. • Soft nanoinhomogeneities are affected most by interface stress and bending moments. • Deviatoric interface curvature change tensor is more significant than the mean one. This paper examines the interface elasticity between an elastic half-space and a spherical nanoinhomogeneity subjected to a unidirectional far-field tension that is parallel to the half-space plane boundary. The spherical interface is modeled by the full version of Steigmann–Ogden interface theory. Due to their marginal significance, the effects of half-space plane boundary are neglected. The problem is solved by decomposing the unidirectional load into an all-around and an equal-but-opposite traction field. Benefitting from the property of axial symmetry, the former subproblem is solved by the sole use of Boussinesq displacement potentials. The latter condition is addressed by six harmonic functions extracting from Boussinesq, Papkovich–Neuber and Dougall displacement potentials. The relations between cylindrical and spherical harmonic functions are employed to clear the tractions along the half-space plane boundary and to satisfy the nonclassical traction equilibrium conditions across the matrix/nanoinhomogeneity interface. Truncating the resultant infinite series and equating the coefficients preceding Legendre polynomials, associated Legendre functions as well as their derivatives lead to a system of algebraic equations with respect to the dimensionless unknown parameters in displacement potentials. Extensive parametric studies are further performed in order to analyze the importance of interface tension, interface Lamé constants, interface flexural rigidities, shear moduli ratio and nanoinhomogeneity radius-to-depth ratio on stress distributions and stress concentrations. Comparisons against both the classical and the Gurtin–Murdoch solutions help to clarify the separate effects of individual interface material properties. Stresses inside a soft nanoinhomogeneity is most affected by the additional incorporation of interface flexural rigidities. In addition, the deviatoric component of the interface curvature change tensor is found to be more important than the mean part for the proposed nanoinhomogeneity problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main purpose of this paper is design and implementation of a new linear observer for an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), which includes three-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers in the presence of sensors and modeling uncertainties. Since the increase of errors over time is the main difficulty of low-cost micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors producing instable on–off bias, scale factor (SF), nonlinearity and random walk errors, development of a high-precision observer to improve the accuracy of MEMS-based navigation systems is considered. First, the duality between controller and estimator in a linear system is presented as the base of design method. Next, Legendre polynomials together with block-pulse functions are applied for the solution of a common linear time-varying control problem. Through the duality theory, the obtained control solution results in the block-pulse functions and Legendre polynomials observer (BPLPO). According to product properties of the hybrid functions in addition to the operational matrices of integration, the optimal control problem is simplified to some algebraic equations which particularly fit with low-cost implementations. The improved performance of the MEMS AHRS owing to implementation of BPLPO has been assessed through vehicle field tests in urban area compared with the extended Kalman filter (EKF). • We present a new observer method for attitude and heading reference systems. • For this observer, we use the duality theory and linear control defined by hybrid functions. • We use block pulse function and Legendre polynomials in linear control. • We implementation a new method on ground vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Distributed fractional derivative operators can be used for modeling of complex multiscaling anomalous transport, where derivative orders are distributed over a range of values rather than being just a fixed integer number. In this paper, we consider the space-time Petrov–Galerkin spectral method for a two-dimensional distributed-order time-fractional fourth-order partial differential equation. By applying a proper Gauss-quadrature rule to discretize the distributed integral operator, the problem is converted to a multi-term time-fractional equation. Then, the proposed method for solving the obtained equation is based on using Jacobi polyfractonomial, which are eigenfunctions of the first kind fractional Sturm–Liouville problem (FSLP), as temporal basis and Legendre polynomials for the spatial discretization. The eigenfunctions of the second kind FSLP are used as temporal basis in test space. This approach leads to finding the numerical solution of the problem through solving a system of linear algebraic equations. Finally, we provide some examples with smooth solutions and finite regular solutions to numerically demonstrate the efficiency, accuracy, and exponential convergence of the proposed method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A single-time two-point spectral closure is developed by approximation of the Lagrangian direct interaction approximation (LDIA) for a passive scalar in the presence of a mean scalar gradient in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. In the derivation of a single-time two-point spectral closure, the two assumptions, Markovianisation and the exponential form of Lagrangian velocity response function, are made for the LDIA, and angle dependence of the passive-scalar field is expressed by the second-order truncation of Legendre polynomials, in which such a truncation is justified by the linear theory. The resulting closure equations are derived in a straightforward way except for the above assumptions and further simplifications. The closures studied agree qualitatively with direct numerical simulation for one- and two-point statistics of a passive-scalar field in the case of unity Schmidt number. For both direct numerical simulation and closures, we show that the dependence of one-point passive-scalar statistics on the Péclet number based on scalar Taylor microscales collapses properly compared with that based on velocity microscales. We also propose universal scaling laws for second-order scalar structure functions and demonstrate their validity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the properties of the primitives of Legendre polynomials on the interval are studied. It is proved that the Legendre polynomials form an "almost" orthogonal system. Namely, for a fixed order of the primitive, only finitely many of these polynomials can be nonorthogonal. These properties underly the relationship between the spectral problems for differential operators in and the spectral properties of generalized Jacobi matrices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper deals with a new fuzzy version of the Lee-Carter (LC) mortality model, in which mortality rates as well as parameters of the LC model are treated as triangular fuzzy numbers. As a starting point, the fuzzy Koissi-Shapiro (KS) approach is recalled. Based on this approach, a new fuzzy mortality model -- CNMM -- is formulated using orthonormal expansions of the inverse exponential membership functions of the model components. The paper includes numerical findings based on a case study with the use of the new mortality model compared to the results obtained with the standard LC model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ultrasonic guided waves are widely used in non-destructive testing (NDT), and complete guided wave dispersion, including propagating and evanescent modes in a given waveguide, is essential for NDT. Compared with an infinite plate, the finite lateral width of a rectangular bar introduces a greater density of modes, and the dispersion solutions become more complicated. In this study, a recursive Legendre polynomial analytical integral (RLPAI) method is presented to calculate the dispersion behaviours of guided waves in rectangular bars of orthotropic materials. The existing polynomial method involves a large number of numerical integration steps, and it is often computationally costly to compute these integrals. The presented RLPAI method uses analytical integration instead of numerical integration, thus leading to a significant improvement in the computational speed. The results are compared with those published previously to validate our method, and the computational efficiency is discussed. The full threedimensional dispersion curves are plotted. The dispersion characteristics of propagating and evanescent waves are investigated in various rectangular bars. The influences of different width-to-thickness ratios on the dispersion curves of four types of low-order modes for a rectangular bar of an orthotropic composite are illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, a fractional order breast cancer competition model (F-BCCM) under the Caputo fractional derivative is analyzed. A new set of basis functions, namely the generalized shifted Legendre polynomials, is proposed to deal with the solutions of F-BCCM. The F-BCCM describes the dynamics involving a variety of cancer factors, such as the stem, tumor and healthy cells, as well as the effects of excess estrogen and the body's natural immune response on the cell populations. After combining the operational matrices with the Lagrange multipliers technique we obtain an optimization method for solving the F-BCCM whose convergence is investigated. Several examples show that a few number of basis functions lead to the satisfactory results. In fact, numerical experiments not only confirm the accuracy but also the practicability and computational efficiency of the devised technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The scattering term within the Boltzmann equation was for decades approximated either through the Legendre polynomial for deterministic solvers or by S (α , β) /free gas model approach for Monte Carlo solvers. This, to some extent, inaccurate approach led to the assumption in several cases that the scattering term can be further "tuned" to simplify complex mathematical solver of the transport equation, mainly by reducing considerably the computation time, assuming no consequences on the physical results. The introduction of the resonant dependent scattering kernel to MONTE CARLO code and in particular the experimental validation within the resolved resonance range for Uranium and Thorium, in RPI (Renselear Polytechnic Institute), pointed out that the scattering term cannot be taken as a second order negligible term, but rather should be accurately regarded for any solution of the transport equation. Corollary to the considerable high impact of that "physical" scattering kernel, this study extends its importance beyond the epithermal resolved resonance range and aims to proof that the scattering kernel can and should be accurately dealt also at higher energies at least up to about several tens of keV. Moreover, in the debate between the purely quantum mechanics treatment known as the Optical Model -OM and the Doppler broadening based classical approach, the latter seems to be correct for this extended energy range. Strictly speaking, Newton's Laws for the scattering kernel evaluation remain intact, yet in accordance to their quantum mechanics based integrated scattering cross section values as was shown for example by the well-known fundamental Breit Wigner formula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]