Andrea Giusti, Ivano Colombaro, Roberto Garra, Roberto Garrappa, Andrea Mentrelli
{"title":"On variable-order fractional linear viscoelasticity","authors":"Andrea Giusti, Ivano Colombaro, Roberto Garra, Roberto Garrappa, Andrea Mentrelli","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00288-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00288-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A generalization of fractional linear viscoelasticity based on Scarpi’s approach to variable-order fractional calculus is presented. After reviewing the general mathematical framework, a <i>variable-order fractional Maxwell model</i> is analysed as a prototypical example for the theory. Some physical considerations are then provided concerning the fractionalisation procedure and the choice of the transition functions. Lastly, the material functions for the considered model are derived and numerically evaluated for exponential-type and Mittag-Leffler-type order functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140919789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neha Gupta, Arun Kumar, Nikolai Leonenko, Jayme Vaz
{"title":"Generalized fractional derivatives generated by Dickman subordinator and related stochastic processes","authors":"Neha Gupta, Arun Kumar, Nikolai Leonenko, Jayme Vaz","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00289-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00289-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article, convolution-type fractional derivatives generated by Dickman subordinator and inverse Dickman subordinator are discussed. The Dickman subordinator and its inverse are generalizations of stable and inverse stable subordinators, respectively. The series representations of densities of the Dickman subordinator and inverse Dickman subordinator are also obtained, which could be helpful for computational purposes. Moreover, the space and time-fractional Poisson-Dickman processes, space-fractional Skellam Dickman process and non-homogenous Poisson-Dickman process are introduced and their main properties are studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140907414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Well-posedness and stability of a fractional heat-conductor with fading memory","authors":"Sebti Kerbal, Nasser-eddine Tatar, Nasser Al-Salti","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00291-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00291-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We consider a problem which describes the heat diffusion in a complex media with fading memory. The model involves a fractional time derivative of order between zero and one instead of the classical first order derivative. The model takes into account also the effect of a neutral delay. We discuss the existence and uniqueness of a mild solution as well as a classical solution. Then, we prove a Mittag-Leffler stability result. Unlike the integer-order case, we run into considerable difficulties when estimating some problematic terms. It is found that even without the memory term in the heat flux expression, the stability is still of Mittag-Leffler type.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140907415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the convergence of the Galerkin method for random fractional differential equations","authors":"Marc Jornet","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00287-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00287-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the context of forward uncertainty quantification, we investigate the convergence of the Galerkin projections for random fractional differential equations. The governing system is formed by a finite set of independent input random parameters (a germ) and by a fractional derivative in the Caputo sense. Input uncertainty arises from biased measurements, and a fractional derivative, defined by a convolution, takes past history into account. While numerical experiments on the gPC-based Galerkin method are already available in the literature for random ordinary, partial and fractional differential equations, a theoretical analysis of mean-square convergence is still lacking for the fractional case. The aim of this contribution is to fill this gap, by establishing new inequalities and results and by raising new open problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140895882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Existence and regularity of mild solutions to backward problem for nonlinear fractional super-diffusion equations in Banach spaces","authors":"Xuan X. Xi, Yong Zhou, Mimi Hou","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00286-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00286-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we study a class of backward problems for nonlinear fractional super-diffusion equations in Banach spaces. We consider the time fractional derivative in the sense of Caputo type. First, we establish some results for the existence of the mild solutions. Moreover, we obtain regularity results of the first order and fractional derivatives of mild solutions. These conclusions are mainly based on fixed point theorems and properties of <span>(alpha )</span>-resolvent family as well as Mittag-Leffler functions. Finally, two applications are provided to illustrate the efficiency of our results.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140895819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-confluence of fractional stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy process","authors":"Zhi Li, Tianquan Feng, Liping Xu","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00278-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00278-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we investigate a class of stochastic Riemann-Liouville type fractional differential equations driven by Lévy noise. By using Itô formula for the considered equation, we attempt to explore the non-confluence property of solution for the considered equation under some appropriate conditions. Our approach is to construct some suitable Lyapunov functions which is novel in exploring the non-confluence property of differential equations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140895909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hopf’s lemma and radial symmetry for the Logarithmic Laplacian problem","authors":"Lihong Zhang, Xiaofeng Nie","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00285-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00285-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we prove Hopf’s lemma for the Logarithmic Laplacian. At first, we introduce the strong minimum principle. Then Hopf’s lemma for the Logarithmic Laplacian in the ball is proved. On this basis, Hopf’s lemma of the Logarithmic Laplacian is extended to any open set with the property of the interior ball. Finally, an example is given to explain Hopf’s lemma can be applied to the study of the symmetry of the positive solution of the nonlinear Logarithmic Laplacian problem by the moving plane method.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140895809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of subordination principle to coefficient inverse problem for multi-term time-fractional wave equation","authors":"Emilia Bazhlekova","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00284-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00284-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An initial-boundary value problem for the multi-term time-fractional wave equation on a bounded domain is considered. For the largest and smallest orders of the involved Caputo fractional time-derivatives, <span>(alpha )</span> and <span>(alpha _m)</span>, it is assumed <span>(1<alpha <2)</span> and <span>(alpha -alpha _mle 1)</span>. Subordination principle with respect to the corresponding single-term time-fractional wave equation of order <span>(alpha )</span> is deduced. Injectivity of the integral transform, defined by the subordination relation, is established. The subordination identity is used to prove uniqueness for a coefficient inverse problem for the multi-term equation, based on an analogous property for the related single-term one. In addition, the subordination relation is applied for deriving a regularity estimate.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140814826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author Correction: On the concentration-compactness principle for anisotropic variable exponent Sobolev spaces and its applications","authors":"Nabil Chems Eddine, M. Ragusa, D. D. Repovš","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00282-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00282-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140691203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monotone iterative technique for multi-term time fractional measure differential equations","authors":"Haide Gou, Min Shi","doi":"10.1007/s13540-024-00273-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-024-00273-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we investigate the existence and uniqueness of the <i>S</i>-asymptotically <span>(omega )</span>-periodic mild solutions to a class of multi-term time-fractional measure differential equations with nonlocal conditions in an ordered Banach spaces. Firstly, we look for suitable concept of <i>S</i>-asymptotically <span>(omega )</span>-periodic mild solution to our concern problem, by means of Laplace transform and <span>((beta ,gamma _k))</span>-resolvent family <span>({S_{beta ,gamma _k}(t)}_{tge 0})</span>. Secondly, we construct monotone iterative method in the presence of the lower and upper solutions to the delayed fractional measure differential equations, and obtain the existence of maximal and minimal <i>S</i>-asymptotically <span>(omega )</span>-periodic mild solutions for the mentioned system. Finally, as the application of abstract results, an example is given to illustrate our main results.</p>","PeriodicalId":48928,"journal":{"name":"Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140620453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}