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We give stability and consistency results for higher order Gr\"unwald-type formulae used in the approximation of solutions to fractional-in-space partial differential equations. We use a new Carlson-type inequality for periodic Fourier…
A general explicit form for generating functions for approximating fractional derivatives is derived. To achieve this, an equivalent characterisation for consistency and order of approximations established on a general generating function…
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,…
A class of second order approximations, called the weighted and shifted Gr\"{u}nwald difference operators, are proposed for Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives, with their effective applications to numerically solving space fractional…
A unified explicit form for difference formulas to approximate the fractional and classical derivatives is presented. The formula gives finite difference approximations for any classical derivatives with a desired order of accuracy at nodal…
The Gr\"unwald and shifted Gr\"unwald formulas for the function $y(x)-y(b)$ are first order approximations for the Caputo fractional derivative of the function $y(x)$ with lower limit at the point $b$. We obtain second and third order…
Two approximations, derived from continuous expansions of Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives into series involving integer order derivatives, are studied. Using those series, one can formally transform any problem that contains…
In this work, a second-order approximation of the fractional substantial derivative is presented by considering a modified shifted substantial Gr\"{u}nwald formula and its asymptotic expansion. Moreover, the proposed approximation is…
Based on the weighted and shifted Gr\"{u}nwald difference (WSGD) operators [24], we further construct the compact finite difference discretizations for the fractional operators. Then the discretization schemes are used to approximate the…
L\'{e}vy flight models whose jumps have infinite moments are mathematically used to describe the superdiffusion in complex systems. Exponentially tempering the Levy measure of L\'{e}vy flights leads to the tempered stable L\'{e}vy processes…
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…
We consider a class of numerical approximations to the Caputo fractional derivative. Our assumptions permit the use of nonuniform time steps, such as is appropriate for accurately resolving the behavior of a solution whose derivatives are…
This chapter presents some numerical methods to solve problems in the fractional calculus of variations and fractional optimal control. Although there are plenty of methods available in the literature, we concentrate mainly on approximating…
Because of the nonlocal properties of fractional operators, higher order schemes play more important role in discretizing fractional derivatives than classical ones. The striking feature is that higher order schemes of fractional…
We obtain approximation formulas for fractional integrals and derivatives of Riemann-Liouville and Marchaud types with a variable fractional order. The approximations involve integer-order derivatives only. An estimation for the error is…
In this paper, a higher order finite difference scheme is proposed for Generalized Fractional Diffusion Equations (GFDEs). The fractional diffusion equation is considered in terms of the generalized fractional derivatives (GFDs) which uses…
The second order weighted and shifted Gr\"{u}nwald difference (WSGD) operators are developed in [Tian et al., arXiv:1201.5949] to solve space fractional partial differential equations. Along this direction, we further design a new family of…
In this paper, we propose third-order semi-discretized schemes in space based on the tempered weighted and shifted Gr\"unwald difference (tempered-WSGD) operators for the tempered fractional diffusion equation. We also show stability and…
We prove maximum and comparison principles for fractional discrete derivatives in the integers. Regularity results when the space is a mesh of length $h$, and approximation theorems to the continuous fractional derivatives are shown. When…
A finite difference numerical method is investigated for fractional order diffusion problems in one space dimension. For this, a mathematical model is developed to incorporate homogeneous Dirichlet and Neumann type boundary conditions. The…