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Classical wave equation is generalized for the case of viscoelastic materials obeying fractional Zener model instead of Hooke's law. Cauchy problem for such an equation is studied: existence and uniqueness of the fundamental solution is…

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Fractional integral operators connected with real-valued scalar functions of matrix argument are applied in problems of mathematics, statistics and natural sciences. In this article we start considering the case of a Gauss hypergeometric…

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A form of the Laplace transform is reviewed as a paradigm for an entire class of fractional functional transforms. Various of its properties are discussed. Such transformations should be useful in application to differential/integral…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2018-04-30 R. A. Treumann , W. Baumjohann

A fractional diffusion equation with advection term is rigorously derived from a kinetic transport model with a linear turning operator, featuring a fat-tailed equilibrium distribution and a small directional bias due to a given vector…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-19 Pedro Aceves-Sanchez , Christian Schmeiser

In this paper, the one-dimensional time-fractional diffusion-wave equation with the fractional derivative of order $1 \le \alpha \le 2$ is revisited. This equation interpolates between the diffusion and the wave equations that behave quite…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-01-14 Yuri Luchko , Francesco Mainardi , Yuriy Povstenko

We are witnessing the birth of a new variety of pharmacokinetics where non-integer-order differential equations are employed to study the time course of drugs in the body: this is dubbed "fractional pharmacokinetics." The presence of…

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Different experimental studies have reported anomalous diffusion in brain tissues and notably this anomalous diffusion is expressed through fractional derivatives. Axons are important to understand neurodegenerative diseases such as…

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Variable-exponent fractional models attract increasing attentions in various applications, while the rigorous analysis is far from well developed. This work provides general tools to address these models. Specifically, we first develop a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Xiangcheng Zheng

The evolution of acoustic waves can be evaluated in two ways: either as a temporal, or a spatial propagation. Propagating in space provides the considerable advantage of being able to handle dispersion and propagation across interfaces with…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-06-04 Paul Kinsler

Recently, a new fractional derivative called the conformable fractional derivative is given which is based on the basic limit definition of the derivative in [1]. Then, the fractional versions of chain rules, exponential functions,…

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An elementary system leading to the notions of fractional integrals and derivatives is considered. Various physical situations whose description is associated with fractional differential equations of motion are discussed.

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander I. Olemskoi

In this paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for the fractional Camassa-Holm equation which models the propagation of small-but-finite amplitude long unidirectional waves in a nonlocally and nonlinearly elastic medium. Using Kato's…

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A microscopic model in the framework of fractional kinetics to describe spatial dispersion of power-law type is suggested. The Liouville equation with the Caputo fractional derivatives is used to obtain the power-law dependence of the…

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We take some first steps in providing a synthetic theory of distributions. In particular, we are interested in the use of distribution theory as foundation, not just as tool, in the study of the wave equation.

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Computational Physics · Physics 2019-02-26 Maximilian Schäfer , Wayan Wicke , Rudolf Rabenstein , Robert Schober

The idea of fractional derivatives has a long history that dates back centuries. Apart from their intriguing mathematical properties, fractional derivatives have been studied widely in physics, for example in quantum mechanics and generally…

The study of systems with memory requires methods which are different from the methods used in regular dynamics. Systems with power-law memory in many cases can be described by fractional differential equations, which are…

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We examine the applicability of the weak wave turbulence theory in explaining experimental scaling results obtained for the diffusion and relative diffusion of particles moving on turbulent surface waves. For capillary waves our theoretical…

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