Transient Space-fractional Diffusion with a Power-law Superdiffusivity: Approximate Integral-balance Approach

Issue title: Theory and Applications of Fractional Fourier Transform and its Variants

Guest editors: Yudong Zhang, Xiao-Jun Yang, Carlo Cattani, Zhengchao Dong, Ti-Fei Yuan and Liang-Xiu Han

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hristov, Jordan^*

Affiliations: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia 1756, 8 Kliment Ohridsky, blvd. Bulgaria. jordan.hristov@mail.bg

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia 1756, 8 Kliment Ohridsky, blvd. Bulgaria

Abstract: This paper focuses on an approximate analytical solution of an initial-boundary value problem of spatial-fractional partial differential diffusion equation with RiemannLiouville fractional derivative in space. The spatial correlation of the superdiffusion coefficient as a power-law has been discussed in cases of fast and slow spatial superdiffusion. Approximate closed form solutions in terms of non-linear similarity variable are based on the integral-balance method and series expansion of the assumed parabolic profile with undefined exponent. The law of the spatial and temporal propagation of the solution was the primary issue and discussed in two cases: fast and slow superdiffussion.

Keywords: approximate analytical solution, integral-balance method, spatial-fractional diffusion equation

DOI: 10.3233/FI-2017-1498

Journal: Fundamenta Informaticae, vol. 151, no. 1-4, pp. 371-388, 2017