On the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) and Its Application for Finding Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating an Allee Effect
Abstract
:1. Introduction
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- As in [56], the functional response of the predator is assumed to depend on cooperative hunting among predators. In both equations in (1), this is expressed by the term , where is the predator’s attack rate, which also reflects the degree of cooperative behavior, acting as an Allee threshold. Additionally, in the second equation in (1), the parameter is included as a food conversion coefficient.
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- Predator mortality is modeled as density-dependent, influenced also by internal processes within the predator population such as competition (or potential cannibalism) (with a mortality rate ) and the effects of higher-level predators not explicitly included in the model (with a mortality rate ). This is supported by studies in [55,57,58], and is included in the second equation of (1) through the term , as is the natural death rate of the predator. It is worth noting that this assumption can further limit the predator population size.
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- The time-fractional derivatives in Equation (1) capture long-term dependencies and correlations between predator and prey populations. These are particularly relevant when the interactions between the species are influenced by events from the more distant past. Moreover, the time-fractional derivatives can also account for memory effects that cannot be established by the standard version of the predator–prey system.
2. Description of Extended SEsM Algorithm
- Construction of the solutions of Equation (2). Apart from the traditional construction of solutions of Equation (2), where the solution of one simple (auxiliary) equation with one independent variable is used (e.g., [41,42,43,44,45]), the SEsM also offers the following possible variant for constructing these solutions:
- Selection of the traveling wave type transformation.
- Variant 1: Use a fractional transformation. The choice of the explicit form of the fractional traveling wave transformation depends on how the fractional derivatives in Equation (2) are defined at the beginning. Below, the most used fractional traveling wave transformations are selected:
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- Conformable fractional traveling wave transformation: , defined for conformable fractional derivatives [40];
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In the both cases, the studied FNPDEs are reduced to integer-order nonlinear ODEs. - Variant 2: Use a standard traveling wave transformation. In this case, the introduction of traveling wave ansatz in Equation (2) reduces the studied FNPDEs to fractional nonlinear ODEs.
- Selection of the forms of the simple equations.
- For Variant 1 of Step 2: The generalized form of the integer-order simple equations used is as follows:By fixing and and and (at ) in Equation (5), different types of integer-order ODEs can be used as simple equations, such as the following:
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- ODEs of the first order with known analytical solutions (for example, an ODE of Riccati, an ODE of Bernoulli, an ODE of Abel of the first kind, an ODE of the tanh-function, etc.);
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- ODEs of the second order with known analytical solutions (for example, elliptic equations of Jaccobi and Weiershtrass and their sub-variants, an ODE of Abel of the second kind, etc.).
- For Variant 2 of Step 2: The general form of the fractional simple equations used isBy fixing and in Equation (6), different types of fractional ODEs can be used as simple equations, such as a fractional ODE of Riccati, a fractional ODE of Bernoulli, or other polynomial or elliptic form equations, whose solutions are available in the literature.Note: The correct choice of simple equations used depends on the type of waves that are expected to be realistic for the real-world process being modeled by the corresponding FNPDEs. This is because different types of ODEs include in their solutions different types of special functions, such as hyperbolic, elliptic, or trigonometric functions. Each of these functions describes different wave dynamics of the studied FNPDEs, such as the propagation of solitary waves, kink-type waves, periodic waves, or wave packets. Thus, selecting the right simple equations is essential for accurately describing the system’s behavior regarding the studied real-world processes.
- Derivation of the balance equations and the system of algebraic equations. The fixation of the explicit form of constructed solutions of Equation (2) presented in Step 1 of the SEsM algorithm depends on the balance equations derived. Substitutions of the explicit analytical form of the selected variant equations presented in Step 2 and Step 3 of the SEsM algorithm leads to polynomials of the functions and . The coefficients in front of these functions include the coefficients of the solution of the considered FNPDEs as well as the coefficients of the simple equations used. Analytical solutions of Equation (2) can be extracted only if each coefficient in front of the functions and contains almost two terms. Equating these coefficients to zero leads to the formation of a system of nonlinear algebraic equations for each variant chosen according Steps 2 and 3 of the SEsM algorithm.
- Derivation of the analytical solutions. Any non-trivial solution of the algebraic system mentioned above leads to a solution of the studied FNPDEs by replacing the specific expressions of the coefficients in Equations (3) and (4), as well as by changing the traveling wave coordinates chosen from the variants given in Step 2. For simplicity, these solutions are expressed through special functions. For Variant 1 of Step 3, these special functions are and , as their explicit forms are determined on the basis of the specific form of the simple equations chosen (for reference, see Equation (5)). For Variant 2 of Step 3, the special functions are and , whose exact forms are determined by the type of fractional simple equations used (for reference, see Equation (6)).
3. Exact Solutions of Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating Allee Effect Using Fractional Transformation
3.1. Case 1: When and in Equation (9)
3.1.1. Variant 1: When and in Equation (10)
3.1.2. Variant 2: When and in Equation (10)
3.2. Case 2: When and in Equation (9)
3.2.1. Variant 1: When and in Equation (29)
3.2.2. Variant 2: When and in Equation (29)
3.2.3. Variant 3: When and in Equation (29)
4. Exact Solutions of Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating Allee Effect Using Standard Traveling Wave Transformation
4.1. Case 1: When and in Equation (61)
4.2. Case 2: When and in Equation (61)
4.3. Case 3: When and in Equations (61)
4.4. Case 4: When and in Equation (61)
5. Numerical Results and Discussions
6. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nikolova, E.V. On the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) and Its Application for Finding Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating an Allee Effect. Mathematics 2025, 13, 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13030330
Nikolova EV. On the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) and Its Application for Finding Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating an Allee Effect. Mathematics. 2025; 13(3):330. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13030330
Chicago/Turabian StyleNikolova, Elena V. 2025. "On the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) and Its Application for Finding Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating an Allee Effect" Mathematics 13, no. 3: 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13030330
APA StyleNikolova, E. V. (2025). On the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) and Its Application for Finding Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Diffusive Predator–Prey System Incorporating an Allee Effect. Mathematics, 13(3), 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13030330