Half Derivative of x

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
  • You may be familiar with derivatives, but do you know how to take half-derivatives? What does that even mean? In this video I define the concept of a half derivative, and then calculate the half-derivative of x^n, and then show what that result is for x. The answer may surprise you, or maybe not :P
    Sequel: • Half derivative of cos x

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  • @drpeyam
    @drpeyam  6 лет назад +96

    Here’s a link to the sequel: Fractional derivatives of exponential and trigonometric functions
    ruclips.net/video/k2T0YilPrWw/видео.html
    Some applications of fractional derivatives:
    There are surprisingly many applications of this, because it turns out that some differential equations in physics are written in terms of fractional derivatives, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_calculus#Applications
    There are three other ones I can think of:
    1) In functional analysis, it's an important problem to find a square root of an operator (I don't really know why, maybe to decompose that operator?), and what we really did is to find a square root of the derivative operator, because if you apply D1/2 twice, you get D, so (D1/2)^2 = D, so D1/2 = sqrt(D) in some sense.
    2) There is the nice formula in Fourier analysis that says that the Fourier transform of f' is integral of x e^(i something), and we have a similar formula for the fractional derivative, (I think, don't quote me on that) that the Fourier transform of D^(1/2) f is integral of x^(1/2) e^(i something).
    3) Fractional derivatives allow us to define nice spaces of functions (for example, those whose fractional derivatives exist and are square integrable), and sometimes in differential equations you have a solution that is not defined in the classical sense (i.e. continuously differentiable), but might belong to this nice space, which allows us to study those equations.

    • @fimblewinter7806
      @fimblewinter7806 6 лет назад +3

      so what would that mean you can have a ith derivative

    • @flatfingertuning727
      @flatfingertuning727 6 лет назад +1

      In electronic filtering applications, an integrator may be used as a low-pass filter that attenuates signals by ~6dB/octave (a factor of two in amplitude for a factor of two in frequency) and a differentiator may be be used as a 6dB/octave high-pass filter. Integration and differentiation thus behaves as filters whose amplitude/frequency function, plotted on a log/log scale, would have slopes of -1 and +1, respectively. I would expect that non-generalized derivatives and integrals would behave as filters whose slope on a log/log scale is the order of the derivative.

  • @blackpenredpen
    @blackpenredpen 6 лет назад +1476

    2=1+1

    • @OonHan
      @OonHan 6 лет назад +85

      7=4+3

    • @GetSmart008
      @GetSmart008 6 лет назад +23

      Prove 1+1 is 2 or site Cantor`s proof. Doc P can frCTIONAL DERIVATIVES BE DEFINEd using Fourier pseudodiff operators? If so do a video. TIA

    • @Gameboygenius
      @Gameboygenius 6 лет назад +26

      *gives blackpenredpen a cookie* (Oreo brand, of course.)

    • @hassanalihusseini1717
      @hassanalihusseini1717 6 лет назад +11

      2+2=5

    • @chasemarangu
      @chasemarangu 6 лет назад +14

      and 1+1=2 communicative property of addition don't forget that either

  • @pco246
    @pco246 6 лет назад +357

    It now seems obvious that not all derivatives should be positive integers. In fact, when you think about it, negative derivatives are integral to math and science

  • @JLConawayII
    @JLConawayII 6 лет назад +162

    What I learned today: 2=1+1. Thanks Dr. Peyam!

  • @fountainovaphilosopher8112
    @fountainovaphilosopher8112 6 лет назад +251

    1:25 Maan, you're gonna kill me with high-level mathematics.

    • @JaydentheMathGuy
      @JaydentheMathGuy 5 лет назад

      I'm not ready for Ph.D. level math yet! I'm still in high school!

  • @gnikola2013
    @gnikola2013 6 лет назад +188

    I am super excited to watch this video, because actually I have thought about this concept of non-interger order derivatives some years ago, when I was like 16 or so. However I obviously didn't have the tools nor the knowledge to actually develop the idea. But know I'm watching someone who thought about this like I did! Amazing!

    • @firebrain2991
      @firebrain2991 6 лет назад +28

      Hell, I did the same thing, but I looked up the gamma function, tried to read the Wikipedia article, and gave up.

    • @afadeevz
      @afadeevz 6 лет назад +4

      I was thinking about negative-order derivative

    • @gnikola2013
      @gnikola2013 6 лет назад +9

      Alexander Fadeev there would be integrals. I think Peyam shows this in other video or in this one. The point is that if the derivative of f is D^1(f), then considering that the grade of the derivative is equal to the sum of the "exponents", and that any function is its own 0th derivative, then D^-1(D^1(f)) = f. Considering the fundamental theorem of calculus, of derive a function and then integrate it you get the original function. Also, considering that integration also satisfies the linear transformation properties, we can assume that D^-1(f) is the integral of f. (Technically you also have a constant of integration, but I've neglected it for demonstration purposes)

    • @bcthoburn
      @bcthoburn 5 лет назад

      SAME. Me too, I considered it as he did but wasn’t thinking about the linearity thing and never tried one.

    • @sowmyag5142
      @sowmyag5142 5 лет назад

      R u Indian?

  • @brian554xx
    @brian554xx 6 лет назад +127

    If I watch this video while half asleep, and watch it again while half asleep, will I have watched it in my sleep?

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +25

      Hahaha, they say that sleeping is addi(c)tive! :P

    • @brian554xx
      @brian554xx 6 лет назад +6

      Never realized how mathematical a bed can be. Multiplication _and_ addi(c)tion?

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +10

      Hahaha, a bed is an algebra then 😂

  • @poetu2951
    @poetu2951 6 лет назад +516

    Now do the half-integral !

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +74

      Poetu Hahaha, great idea!!! :D I'm guessing it should be constant times x^3/2 :)

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +316

      OMG, guess what!!! If you assume that the half-derivative of the half-integral of a function is just the function itself, then:
      Claim: The half-integral of a function is just the half derivative of the ordinary integral! Here's why:
      By definition, the half integral int^(1/2) should satisfy:
      int^(1/2) (int^(1/2) f) = int f (the integral of f)
      Now take half derivatives on both sides:
      D^(1/2) int^(1/2) (int^(1/2) f) = D^(1/2) int f
      Now assuming that the half derivative of the half integral of a function is just the function itself, we then get
      int^(1/2) f = D^(1/2) (int f)
      Ta-daa!!!! :D

    • @OonHan
      @OonHan 6 лет назад +23

      Dr. Peyam's Show amazing!

    • @MagicGonads
      @MagicGonads 6 лет назад +67

      I totally read that in your voice

    • @Gameboygenius
      @Gameboygenius 6 лет назад +111

      Remember, if you do the half integral, make sure you only add C/2 at the end!

  • @49fa75
    @49fa75 5 лет назад +23

    Your enthusiasm about this beautiful art is contagious, sir. You are amazing.

  • @Gameboygenius
    @Gameboygenius 6 лет назад +59

    This is the quality content I came here for. Please explore the properties of non-integer derivatives of some non-polynomials!

  • @Fircasice
    @Fircasice 6 лет назад +66

    Both you and blackpenredpen rock! Keep those awesome math videos coming!

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +12

      Thanks so much!!! bprp and I really appreciate it!!!

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen 6 лет назад +15

      Thanks!!!

    • @roygalaasen
      @roygalaasen 6 лет назад +2

      Is it blackpenredpen that I can hear in the background? Edit: err probably since he commented on this comment lol...

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen 6 лет назад +6

      roygalaasen loll yes.

  • @TheFerdi265
    @TheFerdi265 6 лет назад +112

    "A derivative is a derivative, you can't say it's only a half"
    Joking aside, really great video

    • @VikeingBlade
      @VikeingBlade 4 года назад

      Lmao

    • @alexanderm5728
      @alexanderm5728 4 года назад

      As soon as I saw this video I looked for this comment.

    • @gdash6925
      @gdash6925 4 года назад +8

      Well Dr """"""""""Peyam"""""""" yoshi.

    • @epalegmail
      @epalegmail 4 года назад

      God tier coment

    • @deedewald1707
      @deedewald1707 3 года назад

      Is this a half video TOO !

  • @_cytosine
    @_cytosine 4 года назад +17

    "A derivative is a derivative. You can't say it's only a half." - TJ Henry Yoshi

  • @rubixtheslime
    @rubixtheslime 4 года назад +4

    A few years back, I thought of the idea of a half-derivative. I realized that sinx and e^x work quite well, being sin(x + pi/4) and e^x. The only thing was, I almost felt like people would laugh at me for proposing something so ridiculous. Of course now I'm actually quite relieved to see that at least one other person was just as crazy as me, and I kinda wish I wouldn't have convinced myself that it having no apparent application it was useless. I mean like a lot of math was discovered before it was needed, so... I think I should probably finally figure out the half-derivative chain rule.

  • @lumi2030
    @lumi2030 3 года назад +2

    this dude is just filled to the brim with positive energy

  • @hopp2184
    @hopp2184 6 лет назад +58

    Dr Payem! What about negative derivatives, are they possible? Or is that an integral?
    What about complex derivatives? (The i-th derivative of x)
    Maybe this can be used to create some very hard differential equations.
    This is an eye opener thanks for the amazing video.

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +41

      Ahsoka Tano Indeed the -1th derivative of f is just the integral of f, because by definition we should have D(D-1 f) = f, and similarly the -alpha derivative of f is the integral of the alpha derivative of f. Not sure about complex numbers, but since Gamma is defined for complex numbers this might actually work! I'll check it out and see what happens, but I'm guessing it's just a constant times x^(1-i)

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +19

      Ahsoka Tano Oh, and there are indeed differential equations with fractional derivatives! Check out one of the comments below where I put some applications!

    • @GermanSnipe14
      @GermanSnipe14 6 лет назад +1

      Wait but wouldn't the kth derivative (where k is a negative natural number) not exist for x^n since that would yield a negative natural number in the gamma function, which isn't defined?

    • @OonHan
      @OonHan 6 лет назад

      Dr Peyam yay

    • @MagicGonads
      @MagicGonads 6 лет назад

      And yet, GermanSnipe14, we can very easily integrate x to obtain it's kth integrals (where k is positive natural number), so I think this generic definition of the derivative is incomplete, do we need to make a special gamma function so that it has satisfactory values?

  • @starmealon4223
    @starmealon4223 4 года назад +1

    RUclips started this rabbit hole for me, and I’m glad it finally brought me to the video that has the best explanation I’ve seen so far!

  • @ctogaurav
    @ctogaurav 5 лет назад +10

    Your video is cool! The half derivative of a function is really a great thing; I want to learn more about it. But, I want to know what is the geometrical interpretation of half derivative?

  • @sea34101
    @sea34101 6 лет назад +37

    Fun fact: It is not possible to extend that result to any continously differentiable function.

    • @turbopotato4575
      @turbopotato4575 6 лет назад +5

      Why not? He claimed it is a linear operator so polynomials and power series are half-differentiable and thus so are all holomorphic functions which even though still doesnt cover all continuously differentiable functions it includes most elementary functions

    • @sea34101
      @sea34101 6 лет назад +12

      turbo potato As an exercise try to calculate the half derivative of x->1 (this only requires basic linear algebra), this will lead to a contradiction.

    • @maxvilla5005
      @maxvilla5005 6 лет назад

      Isn't "f(x)=x" a continuous, differentiable function? So the last result shown in the video is not valid?

    • @mpalssonur
      @mpalssonur 6 лет назад

      Wait... what do you mean?

    • @douggwyn9656
      @douggwyn9656 6 лет назад +6

      Thanks for supplying a little bit of actual math here.

  • @theirreghoular8435
    @theirreghoular8435 6 лет назад +3

    I just learnt derivatives in School and watched this entirely video without getting a single thing and enjoyed the hell out of it only from watching the hype and excitement. Wished i had you as a teacher xD. Keep it up ^^ :3

  • @wilderuhl3450
    @wilderuhl3450 2 года назад

    Your excitement is contagious. Love your personality.

  • @mustafamalik4211
    @mustafamalik4211 3 года назад +1

    This was a fascinating video, it had everything: Derivatives, Gamma Function and the Gaussian Integral. Thank you Dr. Peyam!

  • @kamoroso94
    @kamoroso94 6 лет назад +2

    This is only the first video of yours I've seen, but it's so dang good I had to subscribe!

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +2

      Thanks so much!!!! :D

  • @markzero8291
    @markzero8291 6 лет назад +22

    Thanks for the great video! Do you know of any applications of fractional derivatives? Why might someone want to calculate fractional derivatives?

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +21

      There are surprisingly many applications of this, because it turns out that some differential equations in physics are written in terms of fractional derivatives, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_calculus#Applications
      There are three other ones I can think of:
      1) In functional analysis, it's an important problem to find a square root of an operator (I don't really know why, maybe to decompose that operator?), and what we really did is to find a square root of the derivative operator, because if you apply D1/2 twice, you get D, so (D1/2)^2 = D, so D1/2 = sqrt(D) in some sense.
      2) There is the nice formula in Fourier analysis that says that the Fourier transform of f' is integral of x e^(i something), and we have a similar formula for the fractional derivative, (I think, don't quote me on that) that the Fourier transform of D^(1/2) f is integral of x^(1/2) e^(i something).
      3) Fractional derivatives allow us to define nice spaces of functions (for example, those whose fractional derivatives exist and are square integrable), and sometimes in differential equations you have a solution that is not defined in the classical sense (i.e. continuously differentiable), but might belong to this nice space, which allows us to study those equations.

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +4

      Ahsoka Tano This is the comment I was referring to!

    • @markzero8291
      @markzero8291 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks Dr. Peyam!

  • @abhijeetkushwaha424
    @abhijeetkushwaha424 5 лет назад +4

    2 =1+1
    BPRP : LAUGHS LIKE CRAZY
    Fast forward to 2019:
    BPRP: 2=1+1

  • @RAJAT6555
    @RAJAT6555 5 лет назад +1

    For those wanting to read up on this subject, there is a book published by Dover Publications and authored by KB Oldham and J Spanier. It is a good introduction to the subject.

  • @snakespeak
    @snakespeak 6 лет назад +4

    Good Gamma, what a mind blower! I need a straight jacket!

  • @treksci-math9909
    @treksci-math9909 2 года назад

    He is the happiest person I've ever seen.

  • @alberto3071
    @alberto3071 6 лет назад +4

    Incredibly amazed. Great video!!!

  • @ishwar8119
    @ishwar8119 6 лет назад

    I love how he always sneaks in pop culture references into his videos

  • @davidwright8432
    @davidwright8432 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks, Dr. Peyem! Very clear; each step made sense Now I need to think, re-view and internalize the whole thing! Then I'll be able to grin a Cheshire-cat-like grin, and know what I'm talking about.

    • @davidwright8432
      @davidwright8432 6 лет назад

      Thanks for the kudos, Dr Peyam! The Cheshire Cat now awards himself a generous saucer of double cream.

  • @koenth2359
    @koenth2359 6 лет назад

    This is great stuff! Never thought of the concept of fractional order derivatives, but it comes so naturally. Thanks Dr P!

  • @TSPxEclipse
    @TSPxEclipse 6 лет назад

    I'm just waiting for a practical use of this incredible and ridiculously complicated piece of art.

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад

      See the pinned comment for applications :)

  • @sahilnaik3079
    @sahilnaik3079 5 лет назад +2

    Sir you are a legend. Mind blown!!!

  • @WerIstWieJesus
    @WerIstWieJesus 4 года назад

    Excellent explanation and presentation of the non-integer derivation of the monoms. I would have two other candidates for similar cases to examine: 1) You could take the taylor development of the square root and apply it to the derivative operator. 2) You could take the Fourier analysis of the function you want to derivate and then the n-th derivative of sin(omega x) is (omega^n)*sin(omega x + n*pi/2) and the n-th derivative of cos(omega x) is (omega^n)*cos(omega x + n*pi/2).

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  4 года назад

      Check out my playlist, I do precisely that

  • @afifakimih8823
    @afifakimih8823 5 лет назад +1

    "When Dr. Peyam teaches It's a show" believe me It is absolutely true.💜💜💜
    Dr. Peyam show is very addictive.if someone enter this show,he/she never go out.

  • @adrianarulseelan5126
    @adrianarulseelan5126 6 лет назад +93

    You kinda look like Ramanujan xD

    • @MiroslavMakaveli
      @MiroslavMakaveli 6 лет назад +6

      Hahah!!! YES THATS TRUE BUT NOT FORGET THE TRUE GENIUS !!!

    • @alephnull4044
      @alephnull4044 5 лет назад

      He does actually, now that you mention it. Haha

  • @aee220phmunirabad
    @aee220phmunirabad 3 года назад

    Mind blowing half derivative.... of x
    Simply amazing.
    Dr. Peyam always master of mathematics

  • @pendalink
    @pendalink 6 лет назад +1

    What a fun video. Interesting topic, and it was great to see you guys having so much fun with the maths. Subbed :)

  • @RJYounglingTricking
    @RJYounglingTricking 4 года назад

    This was soooooooo fucking legit

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  4 года назад

      Thank you!!!

  • @anirvinvaddiyar7671
    @anirvinvaddiyar7671 4 года назад +4

    I was just wondering, does this have any application or is it just a fun thing?

  • @luisrosano3510
    @luisrosano3510 5 лет назад

    I nenver, ever imagine that this could be posible. Your channel is amazing.

  • @researchersworld4718
    @researchersworld4718 3 года назад

    I have done so many proofs in Undergraduate Maths but I never enjoyed it. finding you I am enjoying learning mathematics.
    Thank you Sir.

  • @ent8411
    @ent8411 6 лет назад +4

    dr peyam scares the shit out of me sometimes

  • @ACTlVISION
    @ACTlVISION 6 лет назад +1

    Wish my calc 2 course covered this, neat stuff

  • @luislopez-tx4tl
    @luislopez-tx4tl 2 года назад

    My PDE's professor just casually started talking about half-derivatives in undergrad and I just cried inside lmao

  • @brendawilliams8062
    @brendawilliams8062 3 года назад

    You all are enjoying yourselves. Thx. For the video.

  • @InXLsisDeo
    @InXLsisDeo 6 лет назад +3

    Interesting ! I learned something today.

  • @arunkumarcs9191
    @arunkumarcs9191 3 года назад

    You just rekindled my inner math fire! ❤️😍

  • @thethug1946
    @thethug1946 4 года назад

    You are every bit as good as the 3b1b and bprp's of this world

  • @borisburd2951
    @borisburd2951 5 лет назад +2

    The donkey kong joke caught me off guard hahaha so good

  • @chimetimepaprika
    @chimetimepaprika 5 лет назад

    That got a lot more tricky than I anticipated. Well played!

  • @kamalrihani9609
    @kamalrihani9609 5 лет назад

    Hi ,10 ans passés que j'attends cette démonstration , en fait j'ai lu dans livre de distributions mathématiques mais sans aucune indication ,c'est magique ,les mathématiques avancent plus vite que la physique ,certainement il y aura l application de cette formule ,MERI Dr, c'est génial. write in French.

  • @mesoo777
    @mesoo777 6 лет назад +4

    I've just had a Mathgasm...

  • @joeremus9039
    @joeremus9039 2 года назад

    Wonderful, I really enjoyed it Dr Payam Show.

  • @larryli2752
    @larryli2752 6 лет назад

    I have never thought about this before. Amazing!

  • @marsag3118
    @marsag3118 6 лет назад

    I didn't know Kakà is now a calculus teacher... great explanation by the way!

  • @spencertaylor6910
    @spencertaylor6910 6 лет назад +1

    Brilliant video. You just earned a sub

  • @UnforsakenXII
    @UnforsakenXII 6 лет назад

    Such a happy presentation. I get to go to sleep thinking about fractional calculus, thanks. : )

  • @davidacus956
    @davidacus956 2 года назад

    I would love to see an animation of a plot as you let the derivative vary. I wonder if it would be a smooth animation

  • @user-ed1tg9rj1e
    @user-ed1tg9rj1e 5 лет назад

    Wow I really wonderred if there's any way to define derivative 'continuously' when I first knew the second and third derivative and this video answers my question in 20 mins! I really enjoyed this video and now I wonder how to define half derivative in analytic way. Thank you Dr. Peyam!!

  • @carloslozanoramirez1647
    @carloslozanoramirez1647 6 лет назад +2

    D^(1/2) of (x)^(1/2) is just a constant? Amazing!!

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +3

      Yep, it’s pretty amazing! sqrt(x) plays the role of x in the half-derivative world!

    • @FernandoRodriguez-ge2tg
      @FernandoRodriguez-ge2tg 6 лет назад

      Charly Lozano I read this comment spoilers :(

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 6 лет назад

      wait...
      Half derivative of constant is 1/2sqrt(x) ?

  • @royronson8872
    @royronson8872 6 лет назад +5

    we're talking about using rational fractions... but what about irrational?
    EDIT: just realized reading your pinned comment. square integration. holy crap this goes deep

  • @Mrwiseguy101690
    @Mrwiseguy101690 6 лет назад +1

    I had the same idea as well. But instead of x^n, I chose xe^x. The nth derivative of xe^x is (x+n)e^x which is very simple and doesn't require any analytically continued functions.

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад +2

      Oh wow, that’s a beautiful example, I didn’t even think about that!

    • @Mrwiseguy101690
      @Mrwiseguy101690 6 лет назад

      Thanks I was pretty proud of it haha. I just stumbled upon this channel today and I'm loving the content so far. Keep up the great work!

  • @thecountoftuscany9493
    @thecountoftuscany9493 2 года назад

    Excellent video, thank you very much sir!

  • @wronger0123
    @wronger0123 5 лет назад

    Dr Peyam! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE???!!!

  • @paulg444
    @paulg444 3 года назад

    I love their energy !!!

  • @martinepstein9826
    @martinepstein9826 6 лет назад +7

    I'm thinking about fractional derivatives of other common functions. Here's my derivation of D^(1/2) cos(x)
    1) D^(1/2) e^(ax) = sqrt(a)*e^(ax)
    2) D^(1/2) e^(ix) = sqrt(i)*e^(ix) = (1 + i)/sqrt(2)*(cos(x) + i*sin(x)) = 1/sqrt(2)*cos(x) - 1/sqrt(2)*sin(x) + i*(...)
    3) D^(1/2) cos(x) = real part of D^(1/2) e^(ix) = 1/sqrt(2)*(cos(x) - sin(x)) = cos(x + pi/4)
    But of course it must be cos(x + pi/4), since D cos(x) = -sin(x) = cos(x + pi/2). Duh!

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад

      Martin Epstein I think that's correct, but I have to think more about this :) I'll probably make a video about half derivatives of exponential and trig functions at some point

    • @sab1862
      @sab1862 6 лет назад +1

      Dr. Peyam's Show Wow, then can we solve half-differential equations like y+y*=x(y*=half-deriv of y)? :)

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад

      Yep :) Even half partial diff equations!

  • @salonisharma4-yrb.tech.c-pj4sp
    @salonisharma4-yrb.tech.c-pj4sp 6 месяцев назад

    How amazingly u explained , thanku so much 😃😃

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 месяцев назад

      My pleasure 😊

  • @Eliasguitarred
    @Eliasguitarred 4 года назад

    I would kill for one calc class with Dr. Peyam

  • @cbbuntz
    @cbbuntz 3 года назад

    Even before watching this, I'm gonna guess that the gamma function is involved. Taylor expansion of a function involves a factorial. You can take an nth derivative or antiderivative by taylor expanding a function. (which can be represented as just a triangular matrix operation of involving n choose k and a factorial, or just a 1/factorial diagonal matrix when x = 0). Just shift the resulting vector n terms (up for derivative, down for antiderivative), and then apply the inverse matrix. The half derivative would intuitively be a half shift of that vector would be a half shift of the factorials. So just replace the factorials with gamma(1+n) and you can shift those by any real number, or even imaginary numbers if you want to get really crazy.
    There's a Fourier transform interpretation of this, too that's even more simple. Derivatives in the Fourier transform just involves multiplying the frequency domain by frequency ω^n or ω^-n for anti derivatives, so a half derivative would be
    f( f(t)*ω^(1/2) )
    This would do some weird shifts in the real and imaginary parts and would give you complex results for real valued functions. (the Hilbert transform might have an interesting interpretation here too, but I'm not sure what that would be)

    • @cbbuntz
      @cbbuntz 3 года назад

      Just realized the taylor expansion version would also give complex results since it involves raising the expansion point to a power: (-z)^-n, so that goes complex for half values.

  • @rishumohanka4832
    @rishumohanka4832 6 лет назад +1

    This was a really awesome video, but I had a couple questions. Is it mathematically rigorous to treat the derivative operators as variables when you kind of add the "exponents"/n-th order on the derivative operator? If not, what is the mathematically rigorous way to defined fractional derivatives? Also, what do fractional derivatives conceptually mean (I know what a regular derivative conceptually mean, but it's hard for me to visualize a fractional derivative)?

  • @jumperluk6267
    @jumperluk6267 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much! I always asked myself if this could be possible. Very nice job

  • @tomvanmoer8202
    @tomvanmoer8202 6 лет назад

    Dr. Peyam is a great man.

  • @MrRyanroberson1
    @MrRyanroberson1 2 года назад

    i just thought about this again and came to say: plugging in the expansion of e^x - 1, the half derivative of it is x erf(sqrt(x)) e^x + sqrt(x/pi), which is wild.

  • @shiwamsingroul1367
    @shiwamsingroul1367 5 лет назад +1

    Man, you're so cool!! I wish i was as good as you , in maths

  • @IshaaqNewton
    @IshaaqNewton 4 года назад

    Wow.... That's why I love math. And that's why I love you,Sir....

  • @youssefts
    @youssefts 3 года назад

    This is amazing! 6 min in and im already impressed!

  • @tuchapoltr
    @tuchapoltr 5 лет назад +1

    This is old but I’m curious, going with this, can’t we write the derivative as the composition of infinite fractional derivatives?
    i.e. D^1 = D^(1/2) o D^(1/4) o D^(1/8) o ... ?
    (Where the ‘o’ stands for composition)

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  5 лет назад +1

      That’s a great idea! I feel that should be possible, at least in the case with x^k

  • @achalanand2213
    @achalanand2213 3 года назад

    High school Teacher- Today I will teach you integration.
    Me (already finished Gamma function) : Sitting like a boss.
    😎

  • @cycklist
    @cycklist 6 лет назад

    Wonderful! Your best video yet.

  • @ericlizalde5362
    @ericlizalde5362 6 лет назад

    I really love your videos, much more than before!!

  • @vonjuez654
    @vonjuez654 5 лет назад

    Derivative is a ratio or a quotient representing a slope. So what does half ratio or half quotient would mean, if at all? And what is half integration or half anti-derivative means?

  • @Jim-be8sj
    @Jim-be8sj 4 года назад

    Reminds me of embedding theorems and Sobolev spaces.

  • @alejandro54683
    @alejandro54683 5 лет назад

    Fantastic,
    But don't forget gamma function doesn't make sense when x=-1,-2,-3,...,-n,..and so on
    Remember this please... so there are not connection between gamma function and n! To negative real numbers.

  • @joaopedrodonasolo680
    @joaopedrodonasolo680 6 лет назад +3

    Amazing!

  • @SevenRiderAirForce
    @SevenRiderAirForce 2 года назад

    Dude you're a complete nut and it's awesome!

  • @willbishop1355
    @willbishop1355 6 лет назад

    D^k (x^n) = n!/(n-k)! * x^(n-k) is only true if k

  • @GinoGiotto
    @GinoGiotto 6 лет назад

    This stuff is amazing! Good work guys!

  • @armchair8258
    @armchair8258 Год назад

    great stuff and camerawork!

  • @firasnizam
    @firasnizam 2 года назад

    Fantastic work,
    thanks for sharing this wonderful work

  • @camilosuarez9724
    @camilosuarez9724 4 года назад

    as always :) just beautiful !! thanks Dr Peyman

  • @sugarfrosted2005
    @sugarfrosted2005 6 лет назад

    Woah, I found this channel by accident. I shouldn't be surprised you're here.

  • @METMfarhan
    @METMfarhan 4 года назад +1

    hey dr peyam i have never seen such thing in my maths class,although i studied calculus upto class 12. so could you please suggest me some resourses or some good books to study these stuffs of calculus

  • @johnwroblewski6458
    @johnwroblewski6458 6 лет назад +1

    Great video! I was wondering if the linearity of the half derivative is ever proved, or if we just assume it?

  • @kevyelyod1211
    @kevyelyod1211 5 лет назад +1

    2 is also achieved from 2=2+0

  • @johannesh7610
    @johannesh7610 5 лет назад

    This is a great and natural extension of derivatives. Just like we define the 3rd operation (exponentiation) first as repeatedly multiplying ^n , then finding an inverse ^1/n and therefore having rational exponents, you apply this to the "multiplication" of differential operators.
    On another note, I am always annoyed by the shift in the operand of the gamma function. I prefer having Π(n) = n!, which is much more intuitive and removes some unnecessary thinking efforts, just like with π=τ/2 (why alway 2 π, if you mean 1 period ? why always Γ(x) = x-1!).

  • @Orcosus
    @Orcosus 6 лет назад +2

    Very interesting video! Can you do another one about non-polynomial functions?

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад

      There will be one coming soon :)

  • @phpngpl
    @phpngpl 6 лет назад +2

    GAMMA FUNCTION TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!

  • @ponirvea
    @ponirvea 6 лет назад

    I'm rewatching this just to tell you you're awesome

    • @drpeyam
      @drpeyam  6 лет назад

      Awwwwww, thanks!!!