On a new fractional-order Logistic model with feedback control

In this paper,we formulate and analyze a new fractional-order Logistic model with feedback control,which is different from a recognized mathematical model proposed in our very recent work.Asymptotic stability of the proposed model and its numerical solutions are studied rigorously.By using the Lyapunov direct method for fractional dynamical systems and a suitable Lyapunov function,we show that a unique positive equilibrium point of the new model is asymptotically stable.As an important consequence of this,we obtain a new mathematical model in which the feedback control variables only change the position of the unique positive equilibrium point of the original model but retain its asymptotic stability.Furthermore,we construct unconditionally positive nonstandard finite difference(NSFD)schemes for the proposed model using the Mickens’methodology.It is worth noting that the constructed NSFD schemes not only preserve the positivity but also provide reliable numerical solutions that correctly reflect the dynamics of the new fractional-order model.Finally,we report some numerical examples to support and illustrate the theoretical results.The results indicate that there is a good agreement between the theoretical results and numerical ones.

Lyapunov functions for studying global asymptotic stability of two rumor spreading models

In a previous work(2018,Commun.Theor.Phys.70,795–802),a new compartment model for the spreading of rumors was introduced and analyzed.However,only the local asymptotic stability of this model was discussed.In the present work,we first provide a rigorous mathematical analysis for the global asymptotic stability(GAS)of the above-mentioned rumor spreading model.By constructing suitable Lyapunov candidate functions,we obtain the GAS of a rumor-free(boundary)equilibrium point and a unique rumor-spreading(positive)equilibrium point.After that,we utilize the approach based on the Lyapunov candidate functions to study the GAS of another rumor spreading model with control strategies,which was proposed in(2022,Physica A 606,128157).As an important consequence,the GAS of the rumor spreading model with control strategies is determined fully without resorting to technical hypotheses used in the benchmark work.Lastly,the theoretical findings are supported by a set of illustrative numerical examples.The obtained results not only improve the ones constructed in the two abovementioned benchmark papers but also can be extended to study the global dynamics of other rumor propagation models in the context of both integer-order and fractional-order derivatives.