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The book presents a concise introduction to the basic methods and strategies in fractional calculus and enables the reader to catch up with the state of the art in this field as well as to participate and contribute in the development of this exciting research area.The contents are devoted to the application of fractional calculus to physical problems. The fractional concept is applied to subjects in classical mechanics, group theory, quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, hadron spectroscopy and quantum field theory and it will surprise the reader with new intriguing insights.This new, extended edition now also covers additional chapters about image processing, folded potentials in cluster physics, infrared spectroscopy and local aspects of fractional calculus. A new feature is exercises with elaborated solutions, which significantly supports a deeper understanding of general aspects of the theory. As a result, this book should also be useful as a supporting medium for teachers and courses devoted to this subject.Contents: IntroductionFunctionsThe Fractional DerivativeFriction ForcesFractional CalculusThe Fractional Harmonic OscillatorWave Equations and ParityNonlocality and Memory EffectsFractional Calculus in Multidimensional Space — 2D-Image ProcessingFractional Calculus in Multidimensional Space — 3D-Folded Potentials in Cluster PhysicsQuantum MechanicsThe Fractional Schrödinger Equation with the Infinite Well Potential — Numerical Results using the Riesz DerivativeUniqueness of a Fractional Derivative — the Riesz and Regularized Liouville Derivative as ExamplesFractional Spin — A Property of Particles Described with the Fractional Schrödinger EquationFactorizationSymmetriesThe Fractional Symmetric Rigid Rotorq-Deformed Lie Algebras and Fractional CalculusInfrared Spectroscopy of Diatomic MoleculesFractional Spectroscopy of HadronsMagic Numbers in Atomic NucleiMagic Numbers in Metal ClustersFractors — Fractional Tensor CalculusFractional FieldsGauge Invariance in Fractional Field TheoriesOn the Origin of SpaceOutlookReadership: Students and researchers in physics.

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