In mathematics, in the area of combinatorics and quantum calculus, the q-derivative, or Jackson derivative, is a q-analog of the ordinary derivative, introduced by Frank Hilton Jackson. It is the inverse of Jackson's q-integration. For other forms of q-derivative, see Chung et al. (1994).

Definition

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The q-derivative of a function f(x) is defined as[1][2][3]

 

It is also often written as  . The q-derivative is also known as the Jackson derivative.

Formally, in terms of Lagrange's shift operator in logarithmic variables, it amounts to the operator

 

which goes to the plain derivative,   as  .

It is manifestly linear,

 

It has a product rule analogous to the ordinary derivative product rule, with two equivalent forms

 

Similarly, it satisfies a quotient rule,

 

There is also a rule similar to the chain rule for ordinary derivatives. Let  . Then

 

The eigenfunction of the q-derivative is the q-exponential eq(x).

Relationship to ordinary derivatives

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Q-differentiation resembles ordinary differentiation, with curious differences. For example, the q-derivative of the monomial is:[2]

 

where   is the q-bracket of n. Note that   so the ordinary derivative is regained in this limit.

The n-th q-derivative of a function may be given as:[3]

 

provided that the ordinary n-th derivative of f exists at x = 0. Here,   is the q-Pochhammer symbol, and   is the q-factorial. If   is analytic we can apply the Taylor formula to the definition of   to get

 

A q-analog of the Taylor expansion of a function about zero follows:[2]

 

Higher order q-derivatives

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The following representation for higher order  -derivatives is known:[4][5]

 

  is the  -binomial coefficient. By changing the order of summation as  , we obtain the next formula:[4][6]

 

Higher order  -derivatives are used to  -Taylor formula and the  -Rodrigues' formula (the formula used to construct  -orthogonal polynomials[4]).

Generalizations

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Post Quantum Calculus

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Post quantum calculus is a generalization of the theory of quantum calculus, and it uses the following operator:[7][8]

 

Hahn difference

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Wolfgang Hahn introduced the following operator (Hahn difference):[9][10]

 

When   this operator reduces to  -derivative, and when   it reduces to forward difference. This is a successful tool for constructing families of orthogonal polynomials and investigating some approximation problems.[11][12][13]

β-derivative

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 -derivative is an operator defined as follows:[14][15]

 

In the definition,   is a given interval, and   is any continuous function that strictly monotonically increases (i.e.  ). When   then this operator is  -derivative, and when   this operator is Hahn difference.

Applications

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The q-calculus has been used in machine learning for designing stochastic activation functions.[16]

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ Jackson 1908, pp. 253–281.
  2. ^ a b c Kac & Pokman Cheung 2002.
  3. ^ a b Ernst 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Koepf 2014.
  5. ^ Koepf, Rajković & Marinković 2007, pp. 621–638.
  6. ^ Annaby & Mansour 2008, pp. 472–483.
  7. ^ Gupta V., Rassias T.M., Agrawal P.N., Acu A.M. (2018) Basics of Post-Quantum Calculus. In: Recent Advances in Constructive Approximation Theory. SpringerOptimization and Its Applications, vol 138. Springer.
  8. ^ Duran 2016.
  9. ^ Hahn, W. (1949). Math. Nachr. 2: 4-34.
  10. ^ Hahn, W. (1983) Monatshefte Math. 95: 19-24.
  11. ^ Foupouagnigni 1998.
  12. ^ Kwon, K.; Lee, D.; Park, S.; Yoo, B.: Kyungpook Math. J. 38, 259-281 (1998).
  13. ^ Alvarez-Nodarse, R.: J. Comput. Appl. Math. 196, 320-337 (2006).
  14. ^ Auch, T. (2013): Development and Application of Difference and Fractional Calculus on Discrete Time Scales. PhD thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
  15. ^ Hamza et al. 2015, p. 182.
  16. ^ Nielsen & Sun 2021, pp. 2782–2789.

Bibliography

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