Maximum principles for fractional differential equations derived from Mittag–Leffler functions

We present two new maximum principles for a linear fractional differential equation with initial or periodic boundary conditions. Some properties of the classical Mittag–Leffler functions are crucial in our arguments.These comparison results allow us to study the corresponding nonlinear fractional differential equations and to obtain approximate solutions.     

Regularity of random attractors for fractional stochastic reaction–diffusion equations on Rn

We investigate the regularity of random attractors for the non-autonomous non-local fractional stochastic reaction–diffusion equations in $H^s({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ with $s\in (0,1)$. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the tempered random attractor that is compact in $H^s({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ and attracts all tempered random subsets of $L^2({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ with respect to the norm of $H^s({\mathbb{R}}^n)$. The main difficulty is to show the pullback asymptotic compactness of solutions in $H^s({\mathbb{R}}^n)$ due to the noncompactness of Sobolev embeddings on unbounded domains and the almost sure nondifferentiability of the sample paths of the Wiener process. We establish such compactness by the ideas of uniform tail-estimates and the spectral decomposition of solutions in bounded domains.     

Regularity and mass conservation for discrete coagulation–fragmentation equations with diffusion

We present a new a priori estimate for discrete coagulation–fragmentation systems with size-dependent diffusion within a bounded, regular domain confined by homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. Following from a duality argument, this a priori estimate provides a global L²$L^2$ bound on the mass density and was previously used, for instance, in the context of reaction–diffusion equations.     

Mittag–Leffler stability of nonlinear fractional neutral singular systems

This paper studies Mittag–Leffler stability of nonlinear fractional neutral singular systems under Caputor and Riemann–Liouville derivatives. Several sufficient conditions are derived by extending Lyapunov direct method to such systems. Our theoretical results can also be applied to general fractional retarded, neutral and singular systems.     

New approach for fractional Schrödinger-Boussinesq equations with Mittag-Leffler kernel

In this paper, we find the solution and analyse the behaviour of the obtained results for the nonlinear Schrödinger-Boussinesq equations using q -homotopy analysis transform method (q -HATM) within the frame of fractional order. The considered system describes the interfaces between intermediate long and short waves. The projected fractional operator is proposed with the help of Mittag-Leffler function to incorporate the nonsingular kernel to the system. The projected algorithm is a modified and accurate method with the help of Laplace transform. The convergence analysis is presented with the help of the fixed point theorem in the form existence and uniqueness. To validate and illustrate the effectiveness of the algorithm considered, we exemplified considered system with respect of arbitrary order. Further, the behaviour of achieved results is captured in contour and 3D plots for distinct arbitrary order. The results show that the projected scheme is very effective, highly methodical and easy to apply for complex and nonlinear systems and help us to captured associated behaviour diverse classes of the phenomenon.     

Laplace’s transform of fractional order via the Mittag–Leffler function and modified Riemann–Liouville derivative

We propose a (new) definition of a fractional Laplace’s transform, or Laplace’s transform of fractional order, which applies to functions which are fractional differentiable but are not differentiable, in such a manner that they cannot be analyzed by using the Djrbashian fractional derivative. After a short survey on fractional analysis based on the modified Riemann–Liouville derivative, we define the fractional Laplace’s transform. Evidence for the main properties of this fractal transformation is given, and we obtain a fractional Laplace inversion theorem.     

Cauchy problems for fractional differential equations with Riemann–Liouville fractional derivatives

In this paper, we are concerned with Cauchy problems of fractional differential equations with Riemann–Liouville fractional derivatives in infinite-dimensional Banach spaces. We introduce the notion of fractional resolvent, obtain some its properties, and present a generation theorem for exponentially bounded fractional resolvents. Moreover, we prove that a homogeneous α-order Cauchy problem is well posed if and only if its coefficient operator is the generator of an α-order fractional resolvent, and we give sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions and strong solutions of an inhomogeneous α-order Cauchy problem.     

Analytical solutions for the multi-term time–space fractional advection–diffusion equations with mixed boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider the analytical solutions of multi-term time–space fractional advection–diffusion equations with mixed boundary conditions on a finite domain. The technique of spectral representation of the fractional Laplacian operator is used to convert the multi-term time–space fractional advection–diffusion equations into multi-term time fractional ordinary differential equations. By applying Luchko’s theorem to the resulting fractional ordinary differential equations, the desired analytical solutions are obtained. Our results are applied to derive the analytical solutions of some special cases to demonstrate their practical applications.     

A De Giorgi–Nash type theorem for time fractional diffusion equations

We study the regularity of weak solutions to linear time fractional diffusion equations in divergence form of arbitrary time order $\alpha \in (0,1)$ . The coefficients are merely assumed to be bounded and measurable, and they satisfy a uniform parabolicity condition. Our main result is a De Giorgi–Nash type theorem, which gives an interior Hölder estimate for bounded weak solutions in terms of the data and the $L_\infty $ -bound of the solution. The proof relies on new a priori estimates for time fractional problems and uses De Giorgi’s technique and the method of non-local growth lemmas, which has been introduced recently in the context of nonlocal elliptic equations involving operators like the fractional Laplacian.     

On a problem for Wardʼs equation with a Mittag–Leffler potential

We solve a problem for a type of non-linear partial differential equation (“Ward?s equation”). This is an equation arising naturally in the study of Coulomb gases and random normal matrix ensembles [4]. In this paper, we consider a problem for Ward?s equation whose solutions are precisely the well-known Mittag–Leffler functions. Our solution to this problem generalizes certain results obtained in [4].     

Well-posedness of Hamilton–Jacobi equations with Caputo’s time fractional derivative

A Hamilton–Jacobi equation with Caputo’s time fractional derivative of order less than one is considered. The notion of a viscosity solution is introduced to prove unique existence of a solution to the initial value problem under periodic boundary conditions. For this purpose, comparison principle as well as Perron’s method is established. Stability with respect to the order of derivative as well as the standard one is studied. Regularity of a solution is also discussed. Our results in particular apply to a linear transport equation with time fractional derivatives with variable coe?cients.     

The Sinc–Legendre collocation method for a class of fractional convection–diffusion equations with variable coefficients

This paper deals with the numerical solution of classes of fractional convection–diffusion equations with variable coefficients. The fractional derivatives are described based on the Caputo sense. Our approach is based on the collocation techniques. The method consists of reducing the problem to the solution of linear algebraic equations by expanding the required approximate solution as the elements of shifted Legendre polynomials in time and the Sinc functions in space with unknown coefficients. The properties of Sinc functions and shifted Legendre polynomials are then utilized to evaluate the unknown coefficients. Several examples are given and the numerical results are shown to demonstrate the efficiency of the newly proposed method.     

Propagation in Fisher–KPP type equations with fractional diffusion in periodic media

We are interested in the time asymptotic location of the level sets of solutions to Fisher–KPP reaction–diffusion equations with fractional diffusion in periodic media. We show that the speed of propagation is exponential in time, with a precise exponent depending on a periodic principal eigenvalue, and that it does not depend on the space direction. This is in contrast with the Freidlin–Gärtner formula for the standard Laplacian.     

On numerical methods and error estimates for degenerate fractional convection–diffusion equations

First we introduce and analyze a convergent numerical method for a large class of nonlinear nonlocal possibly degenerate convection diffusion equations. Secondly we develop a new Kuznetsov type theory and obtain general and possibly optimal error estimates for our numerical methods—even when the principal derivatives have any fractional order between 1 and 2! The class of equations we consider includes equations with nonlinear and possibly degenerate fractional or general Levy diffusion. Special cases are conservation laws, fractional conservation laws, certain fractional porous medium equations, and new strongly degenerate equations.     

Strict Mittag–Leffler Conditions on Gorenstein Modules

In this article, we investigate the relations between Gorenstein projective modules and Gorenstein flat modules in terms of strict Mittag–Leffler condition. We give some conditions under which Gorenstein projectives are Gorenstein flat, and discuss when the direct limits of Gorenstein projective modules are Gorenstein flat. Moreover, we study the dual of Gorenstein injective modules with strict Mittag–Leffler condition.     

On the convolution of Mittag–Leffler distributions and its applications to fractional point processes

We obtain the distribution of the sum of independent Mittag–Leffler (ML) random variables which are not necessarily identically distributed. Firstly we discuss the corresponding known result for independent and identically distributed ML random variables which follows as a special case of our result. Some applications of the obtained result to fractional point processes are also discussed.     

Fundamental results on the reaction–diffusion equations associated with a PEPA model

This paper presents an extension of the fluid approximation of a PEPA model by augmenting with diffusion to take spatial information into account, which is described by a reaction–diffusion system with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. The existence and uniqueness of the solution are given, positivity and boundedness of the solution to the system are also established. Moreover, sufficient conditions for the convergence are discussed under different cases. Our results show that the action rates determine the behavior of positive solutions. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the analytical results.