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In this work, we introduce a time memory formalism in poroelasticity model that couples the pressure and displacement. We assume this multiphysics process occurs in multicontinuum media. The mathematical model contains a coupled system of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-20 Aleksei Tyrylgin , Maria Vasilyeva , Anatoly Alikhanov , Dongwoo Sheen

Fractional calculus has been used to describe physical systems with complexity. Here, we show that a fractional calculus approach can restore or include complexity in any physical systems that can be described by partial differential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-06 Kyle Rockwell , Ezio Iacocca

We introduce fractional flat space, described by a continuous geometry with constant non-integer Hausdorff and spectral dimensions. This is the analogue of Euclidean space, but with anomalous scaling and diffusion properties. The basic tool…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-01-22 Gianluca Calcagni

In this paper we investigate the porous medium equation with a fractional temporal derivative. We justify that the resulting equation emerges when we consider the waiting-time (or trapping) phenomenon that can happen in the medium. Our…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-20 Łukasz Płociniczak

This paper provides a new model to compute the fractal dimension of a subset on a generalized-fractal space. Recall that fractal structures are a perfect place where a new definition of fractal dimension can be given, so we perform a…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2010-07-23 M. A. Sánchez-Granero , Manuel Fernández-Martínez

Fractional calculus, in allowing integrals and derivatives of any positive order (the term "fractional" kept only for historical reasons), can be considered a branch of mathematical physics which mainly deals with integro-differential…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-02-02 Francesco Mainardi

Kinetic processes in fractal stellar media are analysed in terms of the approach developed in our earlier paper (Chumak \& Rastorguev, 2015) involving a generalization of the nearest neighbour and random force distributions to fractal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-11-23 Oleg V. Chumak , Alexey S. Rastorguev

It has been known through some examples that parameters of an electromagnetic medium can be so defined that there is no dispersion equation (Fresnel equation) to restrict the choice of the wave vector of a plane wave in such a medium, i.e.,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-05-02 Ismo V. Lindell , Alberto Favaro

In this study, we explore the field of physics through the lens of fractional dimensionality. We propose that space is not confined to integer dimensions alone, but can also be understood as a superposition of spaces that exist between…

General Physics · Physics 2026-03-24 Ali Dorostkar

We develop an effective model to describe the dynamics of a system of particle moving in circular configurations around a central mass, by considering the continuum limit of the angular distribution, to obtain the stable configurations for…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-24 Jeremías Ruta , Nicolás Grandi , Tobías Canavesi

We develop a theory of existence, uniqueness and regularity for a porous medium equation with fractional diffusion, $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} + (-\Delta)^{1/2} (|u|^{m-1}u)=0$ in $\mathbb{R}^N$, with $m>m_*=(N-1)/N$, $N\ge1$ and $f\in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-01-15 Arturo de Pablo , Fernando Quiros , Ana Rodriguez , Juan Luis Vazquez

In this work we present the mathematical models for single-phase flow in fractured porous media. An overview of the most common approaches is considered, which includes continuous fracture models and discrete fracture models. For the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-04-01 Luca Formaggia , Anna Scotti , Alessio Fumagalli

We consider a time-independent variable coefficients fractional porous medium equation and formulate an associated inverse problem. We determine both the conductivity and the absorption coefficient from exterior partial measurements of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-07 Li Li

We give a unified interpretation of confluences, contiguity relations and Katz's middle convolutions for linear ordinary differential equations with polynomial coefficients and their generalization to partial differential equations. The…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2011-06-07 Toshio Oshima

A fractional generalization of variations is used to define a stability of non-integer order. Fractional variational derivatives are suggested to describe the properties of dynamical systems at fractional perturbations. We formulate…

Classical Physics · Physics 2011-07-26 Vasily E. Tarasov

Derivatives and integrals of non-integer order may have a wide application in describing complex properties of materials including long-term memory, non-locality of power-law type and fractality. In this paper we consider extensions of…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-02-06 Vasily E. Tarasov , Elias C. Aifantis

We investigate a generalized tomographic imaging framework applicable to a class of inhomogeneous media characterized by non-local diffusive energy transport. Under these conditions, the transport mechanism is well described by…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-04-20 Salvatore Buonocore , Fabio Semperlotti

In this paper we consider the gravitational field of fractal distribution of particles. To describe fractal distribution, we use the fractional integrals. The fractional integrals are considered as approximations of integrals on fractals.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-19 Vasily E. Tarasov

Fractional diffusion equations replace the integer-order derivatives in space and time by their fractional-order analogues. They are used in physics to model anomalous diffusion. This paper develops strong solutions of space-time fractional…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-12-19 Zhen-Qing Chen , Mark M. Meerschaert , Erkan Nane

A previous paper analyzed in detail the difficulties associated with the application of numerical methods to Hallen's integral equation with the approximate kernel for the case of a lossless surrounding medium. The present paper extends to…