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In this paper, we approximate numerically the solution of Caputo-type advection-diffusion equations of the form $D_t^{\alpha} u(t,x) = a_1(x)u_{xx}(t,x) + a_2(x)u_x(t,x) + a_3u(t,x) + a_4(t,x)$, where $D_t^{\alpha} u$ denotes the Caputo…

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