On the Equivalence of the Riemann-Liouville and the Caputo Fractional Order Derivatives in Modeling of Linear Viscoelastic Materials

Mathematics Subject Classification: 26A33

On q–Analogues of Caputo Derivative and Mittag–Leffler Function

Mathematics Subject Classification: 33D60, 33E12, 26A33

Solving Fractional Diffusion-Wave Equations Using a New Iterative Method

Mathematics Subject Classification: 26A33, 31B10

Fractional Integration and Fractional Differentiation of the M-Series

Mathematics Subject Classification: 26A33, 33C60, 44A15

Integral Transforms Method to Solve a Time-Space Fractional Diffusion Equation

Mathematical Subject Classification 2010: 35R11, 42A38, 26A33, 33E12.

Impulsive Partial Hyperbolic Functional Differential Equations of Fractional Order with State-Dependent Delay

MSC 2010: 26A33, 34A37, 34K37, 34K40, 35R11

On Fractional Helmholtz Equations

MSC 2010: 26A33, 33E12, 33C60, 35R11

Nonlinear Time-Fractional Differential Equations in Combustion Science

MSC 2010: 34A08 (main), 34G20, 80A25

Hamilton’s Principle with Variable Order Fractional Derivatives

MSC 2010: 26A33, 70H25, 46F12, 34K37 Dedicated to 80-th birthday of Prof. Rudolf Gorenflo

Maximum Principle and Its Application for the Time-Fractional Diffusion Equations

MSC 2010: 26A33, 33E12, 35B45, 35B50, 35K99, 45K05 Dedicated to Professor Rudolf Gorenflo on the occasion of his 80th anniversary

Solutions of Fractional Diffusion-Wave Equations in Terms of H-functions

MSC 2010: 35R11, 42A38, 26A33, 33E12

Eigenfunctions and fundamental solutions of the fractional Laplace and Dirac operators: the Riemann-Liouville case

In this paper we study eigenfunctions and fundamental solutions for the three parameter fractional Laplace operator $\Delta_+^{(\alpha,\beta,\gamma)}:= D_{x_0^+}^{1+\alpha} +D_{y_0^+}^{1+\beta} +D_{z_0^+}^{1+\gamma},$ where $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma) \in \,]0,1]^3$, and the fractional derivatives $D_{x_0^+}^{1+\alpha}$, $D_{y_0^+}^{1+\beta}$, $D_{z_0^+}^{1+\gamma}$ are in the Riemann-Liouville sense. Applying operational techniques via two-dimensional Laplace transform we describe a complete family of eigenfunctions and fundamental solutions of the operator $\Delta_+^{(\alpha,\beta,\gamma)}$ in classes of functions admitting a summable fractional derivative. Making use of the Mittag-Leffler function, a symbolic operational form of the solutions is presented. From the obtained family of fundamental solutions we deduce a family of fundamental solutions of the fractional Dirac operator, which factorizes the fractional Laplace operator. We apply also the method of separation of variables to obtain eigenfunctions and fundamental solutions.

A numerical method to solve higher-order fractional differential equations

In this paper, we present a new numerical method to solve fractional differential equations. Given a fractional derivative of arbitrary real order, we present an approximation formula for the fractional operator that involves integer-order derivatives only. With this, we can rewrite FDEs in terms of a classical one and then apply any known technique. With some examples, we show the accuracy of the method.

Modeling some real phenomena by fractional differential equations

This paper deals with fractional differential equations, with dependence on a Caputo fractional derivative of real order. The goal is to show, based on concrete examples and experimental data from several experiments, that fractional differential equations may model more efficiently certain problems than ordinary differential equations. A numerical optimization approach based on least squares approximation is used to determine the order of the fractional operator that better describes real data, as well as other related parameters.

Finite time extinction for nonlinear fractional evolution equations and related properties

The finite time extinction phenomenon (the solution reaches an equilibrium after a finite time) is peculiar to certain nonlinear problems whose solutions exhibit an asymptotic behavior entirely different from the typical behavior of solutions associated to linear problems. The main goal of this work is twofold. Firstly, we extend some of the results known in the literature to the case in which the ordinary time derivative is considered jointly with a fractional time differentiation. Secondly, we consider the limit case when only the fractional derivative remains. The latter is the most extraordinary case, since we prove that the finite time extinction phenomenon still appears, even with a non-smooth profile near the extinction time. Some concrete examples of quasi-linear partial differential operators are proposed. Our results can also be applied in the framework of suitable nonlinear Volterra integro-differential equations.