Generalized Taylor formulas involving generalized fractional derivatives

Abstract

In this paper, we establish a generalized Taylor expansion of a given function $f$ in the form $\displaystyle{f(x) = \sum_{j=0}^m c_j^{\alpha,\rho}\left(x^\rho-a^\rho\right)^{j\alpha} + e_m(x)}$ \noindent with $m\in \mathbb{N}$, $c_j^{\alpha,\rho}\in \mathbb{R}$, $x>a$ and $0< \alpha \leq 1$. In case $\rho = \alpha = 1$, this expression coincides with the classical Taylor formula. The coefficients $c_j^{\alpha,\rho}$, $j=0,\dots,m$ as well as an estimation of $e_m(x)$ are given in terms of the generalized Caputo-type fractional derivatives. Some applications of these results for approximation of functions and for solving some fractional differential equations in series form are given in illustration.