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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…
The subdiffusion equation with a Caputo fractional derivative of order $\alpha\in(0,1)$ in time arises in a wide variety of practical applications, and it is often adopted to model anomalous subdiffusion processes in heterogeneous media.…
We investigate a second-order accurate time-stepping scheme for solving a time-fractional diffusion equation with a Caputo derivative of order~$\alpha \in (0,1)$. The basic idea of our scheme is based on local integration followed by linear…
A reaction-diffusion problem with a Caputo time derivative is considered. An integral discretization scheme on a graded mesh along with a decomposition of the exact solution is proposed. The truncation error estimate of the discretization…
An essential feature of the subdiffusion equations with the $\alpha$-order time fractional derivative is the weak singularity at the initial time. The weak regularity of the solution is usually characterized by a regularity parameter…
Stability and convergence of a time-weighted discrete scheme with nonuniform time steps are established for linear reaction-subdiffusion equations. The Caupto derivative is approximated at an offset point by using linear and quadratic…
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…
Thanks to the singularity of the solution of linear subdiffusion problems, most time-stepping methods on uniform meshes can result in $O(\tau)$ accuracy where $\tau$ denotes the time step. The present work aims to discover the reason why…
In this paper we consider a sub-diffusion problem where the fractional time derivative is approximated either by the L1 scheme or by Convolution Quadrature. We propose new interpretations of the numerical schemes which lead to a posteriori…
In this work, we analyze a Crank-Nicolson type time stepping scheme for the subdiffusion equation, which involves a Caputo fractional derivative of order $\alpha\in (0,1)$ in time. It hybridizes the backward Euler convolution quadrature…
A fast two-level linearized scheme with unequal time-steps is constructed and analyzed for an initial-boundary-value problem of semilinear subdiffusion equations. The two-level fast L1 formula of the Caputo derivative is derived based on…
This work investigates the optimal error estimate of the fully discrete scheme for the variable-exponent subdiffusion model under the nonuniform temporal mesh. We apply the perturbation method to reformulate the original model into its…
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…
The aim of this paper is to develop a refined error estimate of L1/finite element scheme for a reaction-subdiffusion equation with constant delay $\tau$ and uniform time mesh. Under the non-uniform multi-singularity assumption of exact…
This article devotes to developing robust but simple correction techniques and efficient algorithms for a class of second-order time stepping methods, namely the shifted fractional trapezoidal rule (SFTR), for subdiffusion problems to…
Numerous error estimates have been carried out on various numerical schemes for subdiffusion equations. Unfortunately most error bounds suffer from a factor $1/(1-\alpha)$ or $\Gamma(1-\alpha)$, which blows up as the fractional order…
In 1986, Dixon and McKee developed a discrete fractional Gr\"{o}nwall inequality [Z. Angew. Math. Mech., 66 (1986), pp. 535--544], which can be seen as a generalization of the classical discrete Gr\"{o}nwall inequality. However, this…
In this paper we consider a mass- and energy--conserving Crank-Nicolson time discretization for a general class of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations. This scheme, which enjoys popularity in the physics community due to its conservation…
Two fast L1 time-stepping methods, including the backward Euler and stabilized semi-implicit schemes, are suggested for the time-fractional Allen-Cahn equation with Caputo's derivative. The time mesh is refined near the initial time to…
This paper considers the numerical analysis of a semilinear fractional diffusion equation with nonsmooth initial data. A new Gr\"onwall's inequality and its discrete version are proposed. By the two inequalities, error estimates in three…