General Quantum Variational Calculus

Quantum calculus is the modern name for the investigation of calculus without limits. The quantum calculus or q-calculus began with FH Jackson in the early twentieth century, but this kind of calculus had already been worked out by Euler and Jacobi. Recently, it arose interest due to high demand of mathematics that model quantum computing. The q-calculus appeared as a connection between mathematics and physics. It has a lot of applications in different mathematical areas such as number theory, combinatorics, orthogonal polynomials, basic hypergeometric functions and other sciences quantum theory, mechanics, and the theory of relativity. Recently, the concept of general quantum difference operators that generalize the quantum calculus are defined. This book is specially designed for those who wish to understand general quantum variational calculus. This book encompasses recent developments of general quantum variational calculus. The text material of this book is presented in highly readable, mathematically solid format. Many practical problems are illustrated displaying a wide variety of solution techniques. This book is addressed to a wide audience of specialists such as mathematicians, physicists, engineers and biologists. It can be used as a textbook at the graduate level and as a reference book for several disciplines