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In this paper, we consider the numerical approximation of time-fractional parabolic problems involving Caputo derivatives in time of order $\alpha$, $0< \alpha<1$. We derive optimal error estimates for semidiscrete Galerkin FE type…

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We investigate a class of fractional neutral evolution equations on Banach spaces involving Caputo derivatives. Main results establish conditions for the controllability of the fractional-order system and conditions for existence of a…

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Partial observations of continuous time-series dynamics at arbitrary time stamps exist in many disciplines. Fitting this type of data using statistical models with continuous dynamics is not only promising at an intuitive level but also has…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-29 Ruizhi Deng , Marcus A. Brubaker , Greg Mori , Andreas M. Lehrmann

We consider the fractional mean curvature flow of entire Lipschitz graphs. We provide regularity results, and we study the long time asymptotics of the flow. In particular we show that in a suitable rescaled framework, if the initial graph…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-29 Annalisa Cesaroni , Matteo Novaga

Motivated by models of fracture mechanics, this paper is devoted to the analysis of unilateral gradient flows of the Ambrosio-Tortorelli functional, where unilaterality comes from an irreversibility constraint on the fracture density. In…

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The importance of fractional time-derivative to take care of memory effects has been brought out by considering the example of a simple oscillator.

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Modeling of water and gas flow in low-permeability media is an important topic for a number of engineering such as exploitation of tight gas and disposal of high-level radioactive waste. It has been well documented in the literature that…

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Despite the widespread use of gradient-based algorithms for optimizing high-dimensional non-convex functions, understanding their ability of finding good minima instead of being trapped in spurious ones remains to a large extent an open…

This paper, that will appear in the Notices of the AMS, begins with a brief historical account of the beginnings of fractional calculus and the crucial roles played by Leibniz and Fourier. Fourier's definition of fractional derivative is…

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A fractional Stefan problem with a boundary convective condition is solved, where the fractional derivative of order $ \alpha \in (0,1) $ is taken in the Caputo sense. Then an equivalence with other two fractional Stefan problems (the first…

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In this article we study inverse source problems for time-fractional diffusion equations from \textit{a posteriori} boundary measurement. Using the memory effect of these class of equations, we solve these inverse problems for several class…

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Sampling a probability distribution with an unknown normalization constant is a fundamental problem in computational science and engineering. This task may be cast as an optimization problem over all probability measures, and an initial…

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Flow-based generative models parameterize probability distributions through an invertible transformation and can be trained by maximum likelihood. Invertible residual networks provide a flexible family of transformations where only…

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Time fractional advection-dispersion equations arise as generalizations of classical integer order advection-dispersion equations and are increasingly used to model fluid flow problems through porous media. In this paper we develop an…

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This paper is concerned with analyzing a class of fractional calculus of variations problems and their associated Euler-Lagrange (fractional differential) equations. Unlike the existing fractional calculus of variations which is based on…

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The time-fractional diffusion-wave equation is revisited, where the time derivative is of order $2 \nu$ and $0 < \nu \le 1$. The behaviour of the equation is "diffusion-like" (respectively, "wave-like") when $0 < \nu \le \frac{1}{2}$…

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The incorporation of stochastic loads and generation into the operation of power grids gives rise to an exposure to stochastic risk. This risk has been addressed in prior work through a variety of mechanisms, such as scenario generation or…

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Fractional quantum dynamics provides a natural framework to capture nonlocal temporal behavior and memory effects in quantum systems. In this work, we analyze the physical consequences of fractional-order quantum evolution using a Green's…

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