Temporal Second-order Scheme for a Hidden-memory Variable Order Time Fractional Diffusion Equation with an Initial Singularity

In this work,a novel time-stepping L1 formula is developed for a hidden-memory variable-order Caputo’s fractional derivative with an initial singularity.This formula can obtain second-order accuracy and an error estimate is analyzed strictly.As an application,a fully discrete difference scheme is established for the initial-boundary value problem of a hidden-memory variable-order time fractional diffusion model.Numerical experiments are provided to support our theoretical results.