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In this work we look at the original fractional calculus of variations problem in a somewhat different way. As a simple consequence, we show that a fractional generalization of a classical problem has a solution without any restrictions on the derivative-order α.
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Ferreira, R.A.C. Fractional Calculus of Variations: A Novel Way to Look At It. FCAA 22, 1133–1144 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1515/fca-2019-0059
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