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In this paper, we develop a direct method of moving planes for the fractional Laplacian. Instead of conventional extension method introduced by Caffarelli and Silvestre, we work directly on the non-local operator. Using the integral…

We demonstrate that the fractional Laplacian (FL) is the principal characteristic operator of harmonic systems with {\it self-similar} interparticle interactions. We show that the FL represents the "{\it fractional continuum limit}" of a…

This article reviews several definitions of the fractional Laplace operator (-Delta)^{alpha/2} (0 < alpha < 2) in R^d, also known as the Riesz fractional derivative operator, as an operator on Lebesgue spaces L^p, on the space C_0 of…

This article considers the error analysis of finite element discretizations and adaptive mesh refinement procedures for nonlocal dynamic contact and friction, both in the domain and on the boundary. For a large class of parabolic…

In this work, we use the integral definition of the fractional Laplace operator and study a sparse optimal control problem involving a fractional, semilinear, and elliptic partial differential equation as state equation; control constraints…

We study a discretization technique for the parabolic fractional obstacle problem in bounded domains. The fractional Laplacian is realized as the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for a nonuniformly elliptic equation posed on a semi-infinite…

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…

In this article, we study the following nonlinear doubly nonlocal problem involving the fractional Laplacian in the sense of Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{aligned} (-\Delta)^s u & =…

We propose a novel and simple spectral method based on the semi-discrete Fourier transforms to discretize the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^\frac{\alpha}{2}$. Numerical analysis and experiments are provided to study its performance. Our…

In this article, we study the following fractional Laplacian equation with critical growth and singular nonlinearity $$\quad (-\Delta)^s u = \lambda a(x) u^{-q} + u^{2^*_s-1}, \quad u>0 \; \text{in}\; \Omega,\quad u = 0 \; \mbox{in}\;…

We provide sharp boundary regularity estimates for solutions to elliptic equations driven by an integro-differential operator obtained as the sum of a Laplacian with a nonlocal operator generalizing a fractional Laplacian. Our approach…

We consider inertial manifolds and their approximation for a class of partial differential equations with a nonlocal Laplacian operator $-(-\Delta)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}}$, with $0<\alpha<2$. The nonlocal or fractional Laplacian operator…

For the fractional Laplacian of variable order, an efficient and accurate numerical evaluation in multi-dimension is a challenge for the nature of a singular integral. We propose a simple and easy-to-implement finite difference scheme for…

This work is devoted to study the existence of infinitely many weak solutions to nonlocal equations involving a general integrodifferential operator of fractional type. These equations have a variational structure and we find a sequence of…

The aim of this paper is two-fold: first, we look at the fractional Laplacian and the conformal fractional Laplacian from the general framework of representation theory on symmetric spaces and, second, we construct new boundary operators…

We consider the spectral definition of the fractional Laplace operator and study a basic linear problem involving this operator and singular forcing. In two dimensions, we introduce an appropriate weak formulation in fractional Sobolev…

We consider the problem of constructing spatial finite difference approximations on a fixed, arbitrary grid, which have analogues of any number of integrals of the partial differential equation and of some of its symmetries. A basis for the…

We develop further the theory of symmetrization of fractional Laplacian operators contained in recent works of two of the authors. The theory leads to optimal estimates in the form of concentration comparison inequalities for both elliptic…

We make the split of the integral fractional Laplacian as $(-\Delta)^s u=(-\Delta)(-\Delta)^{s-1}u$, where $s\in(0,\frac{1}{2})\cup(\frac{1}{2},1)$. Based on this splitting, we respectively discretize the one- and two-dimensional integral…

We study the discrete version of the $p$-Laplacian. Based on its variational properties we discuss some features of the associated parabolic problem. Our approach allows us in turn to obtain interesting information about positivity and…