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An Analysis of the Rayleigh-Stokes problem for a Generalized Second-Grade Fluid
We study the Rayleigh-Stokes problem for a generalized second-grade fluid
which involves a Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative in time, and present
an analysis of the problem in the continuous, space semidiscrete and fully
discrete formulations. We establish the Sobolev regularity of the homogeneous
problem for both smooth and nonsmooth initial data , including . A space semidiscrete Galerkin scheme using continuous piecewise
linear finite elements is developed, and optimal with respect to initial data
regularity error estimates for the finite element approximations are derived.
Further, two fully discrete schemes based on the backward Euler method and
second-order backward difference method and the related convolution quadrature
are developed, and optimal error estimates are derived for the fully discrete
approximations for both smooth and nonsmooth initial data. Numerical results
for one- and two-dimensional examples with smooth and nonsmooth initial data
are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the method, and to verify the
convergence theory.Comment: 23 pp, 4 figures. The error analysis of the fully discrete scheme is
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Optimal Collocation Nodes for Fractional Derivative Operators
Spectral discretizations of fractional derivative operators are examined,
where the approximation basis is related to the set of Jacobi polynomials. The
pseudo-spectral method is implemented by assuming that the grid, used to
represent the function to be differentiated, may not be coincident with the
collocation grid. The new option opens the way to the analysis of alternative
techniques and the search of optimal distributions of collocation nodes, based
on the operator to be approximated. Once the initial representation grid has
been chosen, indications on how to recover the collocation grid are provided,
with the aim of enlarging the dimension of the approximation space. As a
results of this process, performances are improved. Applications to fractional
type advection-diffusion equations, and comparisons in terms of accuracy and
efficiency are made. As shown in the analysis, special choices of the nodes can
also suggest tricks to speed up computations
A Class of Second Order Difference Approximation for Solving Space Fractional Diffusion Equations
A class of second order approximations, called the weighted and shifted
Gr\"{u}nwald difference operators, are proposed for Riemann-Liouville
fractional derivatives, with their effective applications to numerically
solving space fractional diffusion equations in one and two dimensions. The
stability and convergence of our difference schemes for space fractional
diffusion equations with constant coefficients in one and two dimensions are
theoretically established. Several numerical examples are implemented to
testify the efficiency of the numerical schemes and confirm the convergence
order, and the numerical results for variable coefficients problem are also
presented.Comment: 24 Page
Numerical methods for time-fractional evolution equations with nonsmooth data: a concise overview
Over the past few decades, there has been substantial interest in evolution
equations that involving a fractional-order derivative of order
in time, due to their many successful applications in
engineering, physics, biology and finance. Thus, it is of paramount importance
to develop and to analyze efficient and accurate numerical methods for reliably
simulating such models, and the literature on the topic is vast and fast
growing. The present paper gives a concise overview on numerical schemes for
the subdiffusion model with nonsmooth problem data, which are important for the
numerical analysis of many problems arising in optimal control, inverse
problems and stochastic analysis. We focus on the following aspects of the
subdiffusion model: regularity theory, Galerkin finite element discretization
in space, time-stepping schemes (including convolution quadrature and L1 type
schemes), and space-time variational formulations, and compare the results with
that for standard parabolic problems. Further, these aspects are showcased with
illustrative numerical experiments and complemented with perspectives and
pointers to relevant literature.Comment: 24 pages, 3 figure
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