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In this article, we consider the space-time Fractional (nonlocal) diffusion equation $$\partial_t^\beta u(t,x)={\mathtt{L}_D^{\alpha_1,\alpha_2}} u(t,x), \ \ t\geq 0, \ x\in D, $$ where $\partial_t^\beta$ is the Caputo fractional derivative…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Ngartelbaye Guerngar , Erkan Nane , Süleyman Ulusoy , Hans Werner Van Wyk

In this paper we study the inverse problem of identifying a source or an initial state in a time-fractional diffusion equation from the knowledge of a single boundary measurement. We derive logarithmic stability estimates for both…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-22 Yavar Kian , Eric Soccorsi , Faouzi Triki

Based on the superconvergent approximation at some point (depending on the fractional order $\alpha$, but not belonging to the mesh points) for Gr\"{u}nwald discretization to fractional derivative, we develop a series of high order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-30 Lijing Zhao , Weihua Deng

We develop a fully discrete scheme for time-fractional diffusion equations by using a finite difference method in time and a finite element method in space. The fractional derivatives are used in Caputo sense. Stability and error estimates…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-05 Moulay Rchid Sidi Ammi , Ismail Jamiai , Delfim F. M. Torres

This work considers to numerically solve a subdiffusion equation involving constant time delay $\tau$ and Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. First, a fully discrete finite element scheme is developed for the considered problem under…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Weiping Bu , Chen Nie , Weizhi Liao

The aim of this paper is to numerically solve a diffusion differential problem having time derivative of fractional order. To this end we propose a collocation-Galerkin method that uses the fractional splines as approximating functions. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-27 Laura Pezza , Francesca Pitolli

The subdiffusion model that involves a Caputo fractional derivative in time is widely used to describe anomalously slow diffusion processes. In this work we aim at recovering the locations of small conductivity inclusions in the model from…

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A time-stepping L1 scheme for subdiffusion equation with a Riemann--Liouville time-fractional derivative is developed and analyzed. This is the first paper to show that the L1 scheme for the model problem under consideration is second-order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-17 Kassem Mustapha

We consider initial boundary value problems for time fractional diffusion-wave equations: $$ d_t^{\alpha} u = -Au + \mu(t)f(x) $$ in a bounded domain where $\mu(t)f(x)$ describes a source and $\alpha \in (0,1) \cup (1,2)$, and $-A$ is a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-08-01 Paola Loreti , Daniela Sforza , Masahiro Yamamoto

A one dimensional fractional diffusion model with the Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative is studied. First, a second order discretization for this derivative is presented and then an unconditionally stable weighted average finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-09-13 Ercília Sousa , Can Li

In arXiv:2305.03945 [math.NA], a first-order optimization algorithm has been introduced to solve time-implicit schemes of reaction-diffusion equations. In this research, we conduct theoretical studies on this first-order algorithm equipped…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Shu Liu , Xinzhe Zuo , Stanley Osher , Wuchen Li

This article analysis differential equations which represents damped and fractional oscillators. First, it is shown that prior to using physical quantities in fractional calculus, it is imperative that they are turned dimensionless.…

For fractional derivatives and time-fractional differential equations, we construct a framework on the basis of the operator theory in fractional Sobolev spaces. Our framework provides a feasible extension of the classical Caputo and the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-01-24 Masahiro Yamamoto

This paper deals with the inverse problem of recovering an arbitrary number of fractional damping terms in a wave equation. We develop several approaches on uniqueness and reconstruction, some of them relying on Tauberian theorems on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Barbara Kaltenbacher , William Rundell

It is a well known fact that subdiffusion equations in terms of fractional derivatives can be obtained from Continuous Time Random Walk (CTRW) models with long-tailed waiting time distributions. Over the last years various authors have…

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We develop a finite difference approximation of order $\alpha$ for the $\alpha$-fractional derivative. The weights of the approximation scheme have the same rate-matrix type properties as the popular Gr\"unwald scheme. In particular,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-21 Boris Baeumer , Mihály Kovács , Matthew Parry

In this article, we consider the space-time fractional (nonlocal) equation characterizing the so-called "double-scale" anomalous diffusion $$\partial_t^\beta u(t, x) = -(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}u(t,x) - (-\Delta)^{\gamma/2}u(t,x) \ \ t> 0, \…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-12-18 Ngartelbaye Guerngar , Erkan Nane , Ramazan Tinatztepe , Suleyman Ulusoy , Hans Werner Van Wyk

In contrast with the diffusion equation which smoothens the initial data to $C^\infty$ for $t>0$ (away from the corners/edges of the domain), the subdiffusion equation only exhibits limited spatial regularity. As a result, one generally…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-17 Buyang Li , Zongze Yang , Zhi Zhou

A modification of the Drude dispersive model based on fractional time derivative is presented. The dielectric susceptibility is calculated analytically and simulated numerically, showing a good agreement between theoretical description and…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-03-23 Karol Karpiński , Sylwia Zielińska - Raczyńska , David Ziemkiewicz

An adaptive finite difference scheme for variable-order fractional-time subdiffusion equations in the Caputo form is studied. The fractional time derivative is discretized by the L1 procedure but using nonhomogeneous timesteps. The size of…

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