The existence of mild solutions for impulsive fractional partial differential equations

This paper is concerned with the existence of mild solutions for a class of impulsive fractional partial semilinear differential equations. Some errors in Mophou (2010) [2] are corrected, and some previous results are generalized.     

Existence of fractional differential equations

Consider the fractional differential equation

Dαx=f(t,x),     

Variational solutions for partial differential equations driven by a fractional noise

In this article we develop an existence and uniqueness theory of variational solutions for a class of nonautonomous stochastic partial differential equations of parabolic type defined on a bounded open subset D⊂R^d and driven by an infinite-dimensional multiplicative fractional noise. We introduce two notions of such solutions for them and prove their existence and their indistinguishability by assuming that the noise is derived from an L²(D)-valued fractional Wiener process W^H with Hurst parameter , whose covariance operator satisfies appropriate integrability conditions, and where γ∈(0,1] denotes the Hölder exponent of the derivative of the nonlinearity in the stochastic term of the equations. We also prove the uniqueness of solutions when the stochastic term is an affine function of the unknown random field. Our existence and uniqueness proofs rest upon the construction and the convergence of a suitable sequence of Faedo-Galerkin approximations, while our proof of indistinguishability is based on certain density arguments as well as on new continuity properties of the stochastic integral we define with respect to W^H.     

Monotone iterative technique and existence results for fractional differential equations

Using the method of upper and lower solutions, an existence result for IVP of Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equation is studied. Also, the monotone iterative technique is developed and the existence results for maximal and minimal solutions are obtained.     

Boundary problems for fractional differential equations

In this paper, the existence of solutions of fractional differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions is investigated. The monotone iterative method combined with lower and upper solutions is applied. Fractional differential inequalities are also discussed. Two examples are added to illustrate the results.     

Weak solutions for stochastic differential equations with additive fractional noise

In this paper, we show the existence of a weak solution for a stochastic differential equation driven by an additive fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter , and a discontinuous drift. The proof of this result is based on the Girsanov theorem for the fractional Brownian motion.     

Solution of nonlinear fractional differential equations using homotopy analysis method

In this article, the homotopy analysis method has been applied to solve nonlinear differential equations of fractional order. The validity of this method has successfully been accomplished by applying it to find the solution of two nonlinear fractional equations. The results obtained by homotopy analysis method have been compared with those exact solutions. The results show that the solution of homotopy analysis method is good agreement with the exact solution.     

Operational solution of fractional differential equations

The main goal of this paper is to solve fractional differential equations by means of an operational calculus. Our calculus is based on a modified shift operator which acts on an abstract space of formal Laurent series. We adopt Weyl’s definition of derivatives of fractional order.     

New exact solutions of differential equations derived by fractional calculus

Fractional calculus generalizes the derivative and antiderivative operations dⁿ/dzⁿ of differential and integral calculus from integer orders n to the entire complex plane. Methods are presented for using this generalized calculus with Laplace transforms of complex-order derivatives to solve analytically many differential equations in physics, facilitate numerical computations, and generate new infinite-series representations of functions. As examples, new exact analytic solutions of differential equations, including new generalized Bessel equations with complex-power-law variable coefficients, are derived.     

Global attractivity for nonlinear fractional differential equations

We present some results for the global attractivity of solutions for fractional differential equations involving Riemann-Liouville fractional calculus. The results are obtained by employing Krasnoselskii’s fixed point theorem. Similar results for fractional differential equations involving Caputo fractional derivative are also obtained by using the classical Schauder’s fixed point theorem. Several examples are given to illustrate our main results.     

Almost periodic and pseudo-almost periodic solutions to fractional differential and integro-differential equations

We study the existence of almost periodic (resp., pseudo-almost periodic) mild solutions for fractional differential and integro-differential equations in the case when the forcing term belongs to the class of Stepanov almost (resp., Stepanov-like pseudo-almost) periodic functions.     

Note on periodic solutions of fractional differential equations

The existence and nonexistence of periodic solutions are discussed for fractional differential equations by varying the lower limits of Caputo derivatives. The developed approach is illustrated on several examples.     

Asymptotic properties of fractional delay differential equations

In this paper we study the asymptotic properties of d-dimensional linear fractional differential equations with time delay. We present necessary and sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability of equations of this type using the inverse Laplace transform method and prove polynomial decay of stable solutions. Two examples illustrate the obtained analytical results.     

Application of generalized differential transform method to multi-order fractional differential equations

In a recent paper [Odibat Z, Momani S, Erturk VS. Generalized differential transform method: application to differential equations of fractional order, Appl Math Comput. submitted for publication] the authors presented a new generalization of the differential transform method that would extended the application of the method to differential equations of fractional order. In this paper, an application of the new technique is applied to solve fractional differential equations of the form y^(μ)(t)=f(t,y(t),y^(β₁)(t),y^(β₂)(t),…,y^(β_n)(t)) with μ>β_n>β_n-1>…>β₁>0, combined with suitable initial conditions. The fractional derivatives are understood in the Caputo sense. The method provides the solution in the form of a rapidly convergent series. Numerical examples are used to illustrate the preciseness and effectiveness of the new generalization.     

New existence results of positive solution for a class of nonlinear fractional differential equations

In this article, the existence and uniqueness of positive solution for a class of nonlinear fractional differential equations is proved by constructing the upper and lower control functions of the nonlinear term without any monotone requirement. Our main method to the problem is the method of upper and lower solutions and Schauder fixed point theorem. Finally, we give an example to illuminate our results.     

Haar wavelet operational matrix of fractional order integration and its applications in solving the fractional order differential equations

Haar wavelet operational matrix has been widely applied in system analysis, system identification, optimal control and numerical solution of integral and differential equations. In the present paper we derive the Haar wavelet operational matrix of the fractional order integration, and use it to solve the fractional order differential equations including the Bagley-Torvik, Ricatti and composite fractional oscillation equations. The results obtained are in good agreement with the existing ones in open literatures and it is shown that the technique introduced here is robust and easy to apply.     

Existence results for fractional order functional differential equations with infinite delay

The Banach fixed point theorem and the nonlinear alternative of Leray-Schauder type are used to investigate the existence of solutions for fractional order functional and neutral functional differential equations with infinite delay.