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Subdiffusion equation with fractional Caputo time derivative with respect to another function in modeling transition from ordinary subdiffusion to superdiffusion

Statistical Mechanics 2023-06-14 v2

Abstract

We use a subdiffusion equation with fractional Caputo time derivative with respect to another function gg (gg--subdiffusion equation) to describe a smooth transition from ordinary subdiffusion to superdiffusion. Ordinary subdiffusion is described by the equation with the ``ordinary'' fractional Caputo time derivative, superdiffusion is described by the equation with a fractional Riesz type spatial derivative. We find the function gg for which the solution (Green's function, GF) to the gg--subdiffusion equation takes the form of GF for ordinary subdiffusion in the limit of small time and GF for superdiffusion in the limit of long time. To solve the gg--subdiffusion equation we use the gg--Laplace transform method. It is shown that the scaling properties of the GF for gg--subdiffusion and the GF for superdiffusion are the same in the long time limit. We conclude that for a sufficiently long time the gg--subdiffusion equation describes superdiffusion well, despite a different stochastic interpretation of the processes. Then, paradoxically, a subdiffusion equation with a fractional time derivative describes superdiffusion. The superdiffusive effect is achieved here not by making anomalously long jumps by a diffusing particle, but by greatly increasing the particle jump frequency which is derived by means of the gg--continuous time random walk model. The gg--subdiffusion equation is shown to be quite general, it can be used in modeling of processes in which a kind of diffusion change continuously over time. In addition, some methods used in modeling of ordinary subdiffusion processes, such as the derivation of local boundary conditions at a thin partially permeable membrane, can be used to model gg--subdiffusion processes, even if this process is interpreted as superdiffusion.

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@article{arxiv.2210.11346,
  title  = {Subdiffusion equation with fractional Caputo time derivative with respect to another function in modeling transition from ordinary subdiffusion to superdiffusion},
  author = {Tadeusz Kosztołowicz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.11346},
  year   = {2023}
}

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18 pagres, 8 figures

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