An anomalous non-self-similar infiltration and fractional diffusion equation

Problems of anomalous infiltration in porous media are considered. As follows from the analysis of experimental data, modification of the infiltration equation is necessary. A fractional diffusion equation with variable order of the time-derivative operator for describing the liquid infiltration in porous media is proposed. The physical meaning of this fractional equation is explained. This equation provides good agreement with existing experimental data for both the subdiffusion and the superdiffusion. The treatment of experimental data for the absorption of water in a fired-clay brick and for water infiltration in cement mortar using this fractional equation of diffusion is presented. Various formulae, which can be useful for applications, have been developed.     

Pre-asymptotic corrections to fractional diffusion equations

The motion of contaminant particles through complex environments such as fractured rocks or porous sediments is often characterized by anomalous diffusion: the spread of the transported quantity is found to grow sublinearly in time due to the presence of obstacles which hinder particle migration. The asymptotic behavior of these systems is usually well described by fractional diffusion, which provides an elegant and unified framework for modeling anomalous transport. We show that pre-asymptotic corrections to fractional diffusion might become relevant, depending on the microscopic dynamics of the particles. To incorporate these effects, we derive a modified transport equation and validate its effectiveness by a Monte Carlo simulation.     

Anomalous diffusion expressed through fractional order differential operators in the Bloch-Torrey equation

Diffusion weighted MRI is used clinically to detect and characterize neurodegenerative, malignant and ischemic diseases. The correlation between developing pathology and localized diffusion relies on diffusion-weighted pulse sequences to probe biophysical models of molecular diffusion-typically exp[-(bD)]-where D is the apparent diffusion coefficient (mm(2)/s) and b depends on the specific gradient pulse sequence parameters. Several recent studies have investigated the so-called anomalous diffusion stretched exponential model-exp[-(bD)(alpha)], where alpha is a measure of tissue complexity that can be derived from fractal models of tissue structure. In this paper we propose an alternative derivation for the stretched exponential model using fractional order space and time derivatives. First, we consider the case where the spatial Laplacian in the Bloch-Torrey equation is generalized to incorporate a fractional order Brownian model of diffusivity. Second, we consider the case where the time derivative in the Bloch-Torrey equation is replaced by a Riemann-Liouville fractional order time derivative expressed in the Caputo form. Both cases revert to the classical results for integer order operations. Fractional order dynamics derived for the first case were observed to fit the signal attenuation in diffusion-weighted images obtained from Sephadex gels, human articular cartilage and human brain. Future developments of this approach may be useful for classifying anomalous diffusion in tissues with developing pathology.     

Solutions for a non-Markovian diffusion equation

Solutions for a non-Markovian diffusion equation are investigated. For this equation, we consider a spatial and time dependent diffusion coefficient and the presence of an absorbent term. The solutions exhibit an anomalous behavior which may be related to the solutions of fractional diffusion equations and anomalous diffusion.     

Geometric Structures of Fractional Dynamical Systems in Non‐Riemannian Space: Applications to Mechanical and Electromechanical Systems

Based on a non‐Riemannian treatment of geometric objects, the geometric structures of fractional‐order dynamical systems are investigated. A fractional derivative describes non‐local effects across a space or a history encoded in memory features of the system. A system of fractional‐order differential equations is formulated in film space that includes fictitious forces. Film space is a geometric space whose coordinates comprise time, and the geometric quantities vary in time. Fractional‐order torsion tensors that appear are related to the dissipated energy and the energy conversions between subsystems and power of the system. The geometric treatment is then applied to damped‐harmonic and fractional oscillators and the hybrid electromechanical Rikitake system. The damped‐harmonic oscillator is characterized by two torsion tensors, whereas the fractional oscillator is characterized by one torsion tensor. Herein, the fractional order of the derivative of the metric tensor is used to characterize the damping of the fractional oscillator. The energy conversions between electromechanical subsystems in the Rikitake system are characterized by the torsion tensor. These results suggest that the non‐Riemannian geometric objects can represent the non‐local properties of fractional‐order dynamical systems.     

Filamentary plasma eruptions: Results using the non‐linear ballooning model

This paper provides an overview of recent results on two distinct studies exploiting the non‐linear model for ideal ballooning modes with potential applications to edge‐localized modes (ELMs). The non‐linear model for tokamak geometries was developed by Wilson and Cowley in 2004 and consists of two differential equations that characterize the temporal and spatial evolution of the plasma displacement. The variation of the radial displacement along the magnetic field line is described by the first equation, which is identical to the linear ballooning equation. The second differential equation is a two‐dimensional non‐linear ballooning‐like equation, which is often second order in time but can involve a fractional time derivative depending on the geometry. In the first study, the interaction of multiple filamentary eruptions is addressed in a magnetized plasma in a slab geometry. Equally sized filaments evolve independently in both the linear and non‐linear regimes. However, if filaments are initiated with slightly different heights from the reference flux surface, they interact with each other in the non‐linear regime: lower filaments are slowed down and are eventually completely suppressed, while the higher filaments grow faster because of the non‐linear interaction. In the second study, this model of non‐linear ballooning modes is examined quantitatively against experimental observations of ELMs in Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) geometries. The results suggest that experimentally relevant results can only be obtained using modified equilibria.     

Renormalization-group evolution of the B-meson light-cone distribution amplitude

An integro-differential equation governing the evolution of the leading-order B-meson light-cone distribution amplitude is derived. The anomalous dimension in this equation contains a logarithm of the renormalization scale, whose coefficient is identified with the cusp anomalous dimension of Wilson loops. The exact solution of the evolution equation is obtained, from which the asymptotic behavior of the distribution amplitude is derived. These results can be used to resum Sudakov logarithms entering the hard-scattering kernels in QCD factorization theorems for exclusive B decays.     

Series expansion solutions for the multi-term time and space fractional partial differential equations in two- and three-dimensions

Fractional partial differential equations with more than one fractional derivative in time describe some important physical phenomena, such as the telegraph equation, the power law wave equation, or the Szabo wave equation. In this paper, we consider two- and three-dimensional multi-term time and space fractional partial differential equations. The multi-term time-fractional derivative is defined in the Caputo sense, whose order belongs to the interval (1,2],(2,3],(3,4] or (0,m], and the space-fractional derivative is referred to as the fractional Laplacian form. We derive series expansion solutions based on a spectral representation of the Laplacian operator on a bounded region. Some applications are given for the two- and three-dimensional telegraph equation, power law wave equation and Szabo wave equation.     

New analytical solutions for nonlinear physical models of the coupled Higgs equation and the Maccari system via rational exp <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">(−φ(η))</Emphasis>-expansion method

In this article, a variety of solitary wave solutions are found for some nonlinear equations. In mathematical physics, we studied two complex systems, the Maccari system and the coupled Higgs field equation. We construct sufficient exact solutions for nonlinear evolution equations. To study travelling wave solutions, we used a fractional complex transform to convert the particular partial differential equation of fractional order into the corresponding partial differential equation and the rational exp (?φ(η))-expansion method is implemented to find exact solutions of nonlinear equation. We find hyperbolic, trigonometric, rational and exponential function solutions using the above equation. The results of various studies show that the suggested method is very effective and can be used as an alternative for finding exact solutions of nonlinear equations in mathematical physics. A comparative study with the other methods gives validity to the technique and shows that the method provides additional solutions. Graphical representations along with the numerical data reinforce the efficacy of the procedure used. The specified idea is very effective, pragmatic for partial differential equations of fractional order and could be protracted to other physical phenomena.     

Fractional kinetic equations: solutions and applications

Fractional generalization of the diffusion equation includes fractional derivatives with respect to time and coordinate. It had been introduced to describe anomalous kinetics of simple dynamical systems with chaotic motion. We consider a symmetrized fractional diffusion equation with a source and find different asymptotic solutions applying a method which is similar to the method of separation of variables. The method has a clear physical interpretation presenting the solution in a form of decomposition of the process of fractal Brownian motion and Levy-type process. Fractional generalization of the Kolmogorov-Feller equation is introduced and its solutions are analyzed. (c) 1997 American Institute of Physics.     

分形粗糙面合成孔径雷达成像研究

研究了分形粗糙面的成像问题. 分形粗糙面能够较好的逼近真实环境, 采用带限形式的Weierstrass-Mandelbrot函数建立了分形粗糙面几何模型, 对分形粗糙面参数的选取进行了讨论. 对大尺度粗糙面散射问题提出了一种基于大面元的Kirchhoff近似方法, 采用面元模型来计算粗糙面总的后向散射场以及每一个面元的后向散射场, 并对面元的尺寸选取进行了研究, 通过与解析解进行对比证明了该方法的正确性. 在分形理论建立的确定性粗糙面几何模型与面元的Kirchhoff方法获取的散射场的基础上, 采用正侧视条带式成像模式, 并选用距离多普勒算法对不同分形参数的粗糙面进行合成孔径雷达(SAR) 成像模拟, 结果显示从SAR像中可以清晰地观察到不同分形参数对粗糙面几何轮廓的影响. 该研究包括了从环境模型、电磁模型到SAR成像技术在内的完整的分形环境SAR像模拟过程, 仿真结果显示出分形环境的SAR像特点, 这对基于分形理论的自然环境的遥感探测以及参数反演具有一定的理论支撑作用.     

Fractional power-law spatial dispersion in electrodynamics

Electric fields in non-local media with power-law spatial dispersion are discussed. Equations involving a fractional Laplacian in the Riesz form that describe the electric fields in such non-local media are studied. The generalizations of Coulomb’s law and Debye’s screening for power-law non-local media are characterized. We consider simple models with anomalous behavior of plasma-like media with power-law spatial dispersions. The suggested fractional differential models for these plasma-like media are discussed to describe non-local properties of power-law type.     

Fractional Dynamics from Einstein Gravity,General Solutions,and Black Holes

We study the fractional gravity for spacetimes with non-integer fractional derivatives. Our constructions are based on a formalism with the fractional Caputo derivative and integral calculus adapted to nonholonomic distributions. This allows us to define a fractional spacetime geometry with fundamental geometric/physical objects and a generalized tensor calculus all being similar to respective integer dimension constructions. Such models of fractional gravity mimic the Einstein gravity theory and various Lagrange–Finsler and Hamilton–Cartan generalizations in nonholonomic variables. The approach suggests a number of new implications for gravity and matter field theories with singular, stochastic, kinetic, fractal, memory etc processes. We prove that the fractional gravitational field equations can be integrated in very general forms following the anholonomic deformation method for constructing exact solutions. Finally, we study some examples of fractional black hole solutions, ellipsoid gravitational configurations and imbedding of such objects in solitonic backgrounds.     

Finite difference approximations for a fractional advection diffusion problem

The use of the conventional advection diffusion equation in many physical situations has been questioned by many investigators in recent years and alternative diffusion models have been proposed. Fractional space derivatives are used to model anomalous diffusion or dispersion, where a particle plume spreads at a rate inconsistent with the classical Brownian motion model. When a fractional derivative replaces the second derivative in a diffusion or dispersion model, it leads to enhanced diffusion, also called superdiffusion. We consider a one-dimensional advection–diffusion model, where the usual second-order derivative gives place to a fractional derivative of order α$\alpha$, with 1<α?2$1<\alpha ?2$. We derive explicit finite difference schemes which can be seen as generalizations of already existing schemes in the literature for the advection–diffusion equation. We present the order of accuracy of the schemes and in order to show its convergence we prove they are stable under certain conditions. In the end we present a test problem.     

Applied Fractal Geometry and the Fineparticle Specialist. Part I: Rugged boundaries and rough surfaces

Fractal Geometry developed in 1977 by B. Mandelbrot describes the structure of rugged systems by extending the concepts of classical dimensional analysis to include a fractional addendum to the topological dimension of a system in order to describe the space filling properties of the rugged system. In the 15 years since the publication of Mandelbrot's book describing his seminal ideas fractal geometry has found many applications in fineparticle science and technology. This body of applied knowledge is now known as Applied Fractal Geometry. The purpose of this review is to focus on the various branches of applied fractal geometry of interest to the fineparticle specialist in a systematic manner. The first part is concerned with ruggedness of fineparticle boundaries, the structure of simple porous bodies, fragmentation and powder production, the assessment of the properties of such materials as paper, and the characterization of rough surfaces. The second part will explore the use of fractal dimensions to describe mixing operations, composite bodies, such as synthetic bones, and paint films.     

The operator method for solving the fractional Fokker-Planck equation

The operator method has been used to solve the fractional Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) which recently formulated as a model for the anomalous transport process. Two classes of special interest of fractional F-P equations coming from plasma physics and charged particle transport problem has been considered. It is shown that the mean square-displacement 〈x²(t)〉 satisfy the universal power law characterized the anomalous time evolution i.e. .     

Two routes to chaos in the fractional Lorenz system with dimension continuously varying

The object of this paper is to reveal the relation between dynamics of the fractional system and its dimension defined as a sum of the orders of all involved derivatives. We take the fractional Lorenz system as example and regard one or three of its orders as bifurcation parameters. In this framework, we compute the corresponding bifurcation diagrams via an optimal Poincaré section technique developed by us and find there exist two routes to chaos when its dimension increases from some values to 3. One is the process of cascaded period-doubling bifurcations and the other is a crisis (boundary crisis) which occurs in the evolution of chaotic transient behavior. We would like to point out that our investigation is the first to find out that a fractional differential equations (FDEs) system can evolve into chaos by the crisis. Furthermore, we observe rich dynamical phenomena in these processes, such as two-stage cascaded period-doubling bifurcations, chaotic transients, and the transition from coexistence of three attractors to mono-existence of a chaotic attractor. These are new and interesting findings for FDEs systems which, to our knowledge, have not been described before.     

A numerical method for fractional Schrödinger equation of Lennard-Jones potential

Depending on fractional analysis, we find a numerical algorithm to solve the time-independent fractional Schrödinger equation in case of Lennard-Jones potential in one dimension. We apply the algorithm for multiple values of the fractional parameter of the space-dependent fractional Schrödinger equation and multiple values of the system's energy to find the wave function and the probability in these cases.     

Semi-Markov Models and Motion in Heterogeneous Media

In this paper we study continuous time random walks such that the holding time in each state has a distribution depending on the state itself. For such processes, we provide integro-differential (backward and forward) equations of Volterra type, exhibiting a position dependent convolution kernel. Particular attention is devoted to the case where the holding times have a power-law decaying density, whose exponent depends on the state itself, which leads to variable order fractional equations. A suitable limit yields a variable order fractional heat equation, which models anomalous diffusions in heterogeneous media.