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Fractional and Anomalous Diffusions on Regular and Irregular Domains
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Fractional and Anomalous Diffusions on Regular and Irregular Domains

A special issue of Fractal and Fractional (ISSN 2504-3110). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematical Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 8183

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Prof. Dr. Mirko D'Ovidio

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Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: PDEs; fractional calculus; boundary value problems; trace processes; multiplicative functionals; time changes

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Dear Colleagues,

Anomalous behavior can be regarded as the common property of a wide class of phenomena. Such a class includes motions driven by fractional equations and motions on irregular (or non-homogeneous) domains. Sometimes, this respectively agrees with the macroscopic or microscopic analysis of real phenomena. Indeed, in macroscopic analysis, we bear the fact that a motion exhibits its own anomalous dynamic; that is, the motion can be written as a time change of a base process where the governing equation is a fractional partial differential equation. The microscopic analysis aims to relate the anomalous behavior of the motion with the geometry of the medium (boundaries, interfaces, layers, etc.). The applications of fractional calculus in many fields of applied sciences attracted the increasing interest of many researchers in recent years. This Special Issue aims to collect recent perspectives in fractional calculus, applied to all problems arising in all fields of science, engineering applications, and other applied fields.

Prof. Dr. Mirko D'Ovidio
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Keywords

  • mathematics
  • physics
  • mathematical physics
  • probability
  • fractals
  • fractional calculus
  • fractional powers of operators
  • nonlocal operators

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Lévy Processes Linked to the Lower-Incomplete Gamma Function
by Luisa Beghin and Costantino Ricciuti
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract5030072 - 17 Jul 2021
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We start by defining a subordinator by means of the lower-incomplete gamma function. This can be considered as an approximation of the stable subordinator, easier to be handled in view of its finite activity. A tempered version is also considered in order to [...] Read more.
We start by defining a subordinator by means of the lower-incomplete gamma function. This can be considered as an approximation of the stable subordinator, easier to be handled in view of its finite activity. A tempered version is also considered in order to overcome the drawback of infinite moments. Then, we study Lévy processes that are time-changed by these subordinators with particular attention to the Brownian case. An approximation of the fractional derivative (as well as of the fractional power of operators) arises from the analysis of governing equations. Finally, we show that time-changing the fractional Brownian motion produces a model of anomalous diffusion, which exhibits a sub-diffusive behavior. Full article
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Approximation of Space-Time Fractional Equations
by Raffaela Capitanelli and Mirko D’Ovidio
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(3), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract5030071 - 17 Jul 2021
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The aim of this paper is to provide approximation results for space-time non-local equations with general non-local (and fractional) operators in space and time. We consider a general Markov process time changed with general subordinators or inverses to general subordinators. Our analysis is [...] Read more.
The aim of this paper is to provide approximation results for space-time non-local equations with general non-local (and fractional) operators in space and time. We consider a general Markov process time changed with general subordinators or inverses to general subordinators. Our analysis is based on Bernstein symbols and Dirichlet forms, where the symbols characterize the time changes, and the Dirichlet forms characterize the Markov processes. Full article
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Hadamard-Type Fractional Heat Equations and Ultra-Slow Diffusions
by Alessandro De Gregorio and Roberto Garra
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract5020048 - 23 May 2021
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In this paper, we study diffusion equations involving Hadamard-type time-fractional derivatives related to ultra-slow random models. We start our analysis using the abstract fractional Cauchy problem, replacing the classical time derivative with the Hadamard operator. The stochastic meaning of the introduced abstract differential [...] Read more.
In this paper, we study diffusion equations involving Hadamard-type time-fractional derivatives related to ultra-slow random models. We start our analysis using the abstract fractional Cauchy problem, replacing the classical time derivative with the Hadamard operator. The stochastic meaning of the introduced abstract differential equation is provided, and the application to the particular case of the fractional heat equation is then discussed in detail. The ultra-slow behaviour emerges from the explicit form of the variance of the random process arising from our analysis. Finally, we obtain a particular solution for the nonlinear Hadamard-diffusive equation. Full article
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Approximate Controllability of Fully Nonlocal Stochastic Delay Control Problems Driven by Hybrid Noises
by Lixu Yan and Yongqiang Fu
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract5020030 - 12 Apr 2021
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In this paper, a class of time-space fractional stochastic delay control problems with fractional noises and Poisson jumps in a bounded domain is considered. The proper function spaces and assumptions are proposed to discuss the existence of mild solutions. In particular, approximate strategy [...] Read more.
In this paper, a class of time-space fractional stochastic delay control problems with fractional noises and Poisson jumps in a bounded domain is considered. The proper function spaces and assumptions are proposed to discuss the existence of mild solutions. In particular, approximate strategy is used to obtain the existence of mild solutions for the problem with linear fractional noises; fixed point theorem is used to achieve the existence of mild solutions for the problem with nonlinear fractional noises. Finally, the approximate controllability of the problems with linear and nonlinear fractional noises is proved by the property of mild solutions. Full article
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