A STRONG POSITIVITY PROPERTY AND A RELATED INVERSE SOURCE PROBLEM FOR MULTI-TERM TIME-FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

In this article,we consider the diffusion equation with multi-term time-fractional derivatives.We first derive,by a subordination principle for the solution,that the solution is positive when the initial value is non-negative.As an application,we prove the uniqueness of solution to an inverse problem of determination of the temporally varying source term by integral type information in a subdomain.Finally,several numerical experiments are presented to show the accuracy and efficiency of the algorithm.

Diffusion Equations of the Electric Charges and Magnetic Flux

Innovative definitions of the electric and magnetic diffusivities through conducting mediums and innovative diffusion equations of the electric charges and magnetic flux are verified in this article. Such innovations depend on the analogy of the governing laws of diffusion of the thermal, electrical, and magnetic energies and newly defined natures of the electric charges and magnetic flux as energy, or as electromagnetic waves, that have electric and magnetic potentials. The introduced diffusion equations of the electric charges and magnetic flux involve Laplacian operator and the introduced diffusivities. Both equations are applied to determine the electric and magnetic fields in conductors as the heat diffusion equation which is applied to determine the thermal field in steady and unsteady heat diffusion conditions. The use of electric networks for experimental modeling of thermal networks represents sufficient proof of similarity of the diffusion equations of both fields. By analysis of the diffusion phenomena of the three considered modes of energy transfer;the rates of flow of these energies are found to be directly proportional to the gradient of their volumetric concentration, or density, and the proportionality constants in such relations are the diffusivity of each energy. Such analysis leads also to find proportionality relations between the potentials of such energies and their volumetric concentrations. Validity of the introduced diffusion equations is verified by correspondence their solutions to the measurement results of the electric and magnetic fields in microwave ovens.

A LOCAL DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHOD FOR TIME-FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

In this paper,a local discontinuous Galerkin(LDG)scheme for the time-fractional diffusion equation is proposed and analyzed.The Caputo time-fractional derivative(of orderα,with 0<α<1)is approximated by a finite difference method with an accuracy of order3-α,and the space discretization is based on the LDG method.For the finite difference method,we summarize and supplement some previous work by others,and apply it to the analysis of the convergence and stability of the proposed scheme.The optimal error estimate is obtained in the L2norm,indicating that the scheme has temporal(3-α)th-order accuracy and spatial(k+1)th-order accuracy,where k denotes the highest degree of a piecewise polynomial in discontinuous finite element space.The numerical results are also provided to verify the accuracy and efficiency of the considered scheme.

Finite Difference Schemes for Time-Space Fractional Diffusion Equations in One-and Two-Dimensions

In this paper,finite difference schemes for solving time-space fractional diffusion equations in one dimension and two dimensions are proposed.The temporal derivative is in the Caputo-Hadamard sense for both cases.The spatial derivative for the one-dimensional equation is of Riesz definition and the two-dimensional spatial derivative is given by the fractional Laplacian.The schemes are proved to be unconditionally stable and convergent.The numerical results are in line with the theoretical analysis.

Mixed time discontinuous space-time finite element method for convection diffusion equations

A mixed time discontinuous space-time finite element scheme for secondorder convection diffusion problems is constructed and analyzed. Order of the equation is lowered by the mixed finite element method. The low order equation is discretized with a space-time finite element method, continuous in space but discontinuous in time. Stability, existence, uniqueness and convergence of the approximate solutions are proved. Numerical results are presented to illustrate efficiency of the proposed method.

Asymptotic of the Solutions to the Initial Boundary Value Problem for the Diffusion Equations for Semiconductors

In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of the solutions to the initial boundary value problem for unipolar drift diffusion equations for semiconductors. Under the proper assumptions on doping profile and initial value, we prove that the smooth solutions to these evolutionary problems tend to the unique stationary solution exponentially as time tends to infinity.

Two Dimensional Tensor Product B-Spline Wavelet Scaling Functions for the Solution of Two-Dimensional Unsteady Diffusion Equations

The fourth-order B spline wavelet scaling functions are used to solve the two-dimensional unsteady diffusion equation. The calculations from a case history indicate that the method provides high accuracy and the computational efficiency is enhanced due to the small matrix derived from this method.The respective features of 3-spline wavelet scaling functions,4-spline wavelet scaling functions and quasi-wavelet used to solve the two-dimensional unsteady diffusion equation are compared. The proposed method has potential applications in many fields including marine science.

Invariant Sets and Exact Solutions to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with x-Dependent Convection and Absorption

In this paper, we introduce a new invariant set Eo={u：ux=f＇（x）F（u）＋ε[g＇（x）-f＇（x）g（x）]F（u）×exp（-∫^u1/F（z）dz）}where f and g are some smooth functions of x, ε is a constant, and F is a smooth function to be determined. The invariant sets and exact sohltions to nonlinear diffusion equation ut = （ D（u）ux）x ＋ Q（x, u）ux ＋ P（x, u）, are discussed. It is shown that there exist several classes of solutions to the equation that belong to the invariant set Eo.

Meshfree Finite Volume Element Method for Constrained Optimal Control Problem Governed by Random Convection Diffusion Equations

In this paper,we investigate a stochastic meshfree finite volume element method for an optimal control problem governed by the convection diffusion equations with random coefficients.There are two contributions of this paper.Firstly,we establish a scheme to approximate the optimality system by using the finite volume element method in the physical space and the meshfree method in the probability space,which is competitive for high-dimensional random inputs.Secondly,the a priori error estimates are derived for the state,the co-state and the control variables.Some numerical tests are carried out to confirm the theoretical results and demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method.

Asymptotic of the Solutions of the Initial Boundary Value Problem for the Diffusion Equations for Semiconductors (Ⅱ)

The paper deal with the asymptotic behavior of the solutions to the initial boundary value problem for unipolar drift diffusion equations for semiconductors. Under the proper assumptions on doping profile and initial value, we prove that the smooth solutions to these evolutionary problems tend to the unique stationary solution exponentially as time tends to infinity.

Local Discontinuous Galerkin Methods with Novel Basis for Fractional Diffusion Equations with Non-smooth Solutions

In this paper,we develop novel local discontinuous Galerkin(LDG)methods for fractional diffusion equations with non-smooth solutions.We consider such problems,for which the solutions are not smooth at boundary,and therefore the traditional LDG methods with piecewise polynomial solutions suffer accuracy degeneracy.The novel LDG methods utilize a solution information enriched basis,simulate the problem on a paired special mesh,and achieve optimal order of accuracy.We analyze the L2 stability and optimal error estimate in L2-norm.Finally,numerical examples are presented for validating the theoretical conclusions.

A Class of Preconditioners Based on Positive-Definite Operator Splitting Iteration Methods for Variable-Coefficient Space-Fractional Diffusion Equations

After discretization by the finite volume method,the numerical solution of fractional diffusion equations leads to a linear system with the Toeplitz-like structure.The theoretical analysis gives sufficient conditions to guarantee the positive-definite property of the discretized matrix.Moreover,we develop a class of positive-definite operator splitting iteration methods for the numerical solution of fractional diffusion equations,which is unconditionally convergent for any positive constant.Meanwhile,the iteration methods introduce a new preconditioner for Krylov subspace methods.Numerical experiments verify the convergence of the positive-definite operator splitting iteration methods and show the efficiency of the proposed preconditioner,compared with the existing approaches.

Conditional Symmetry Groups of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with x-Dependent Convection and Absorption

The generalized conditional symmetry and sign-invariant approaches are developed to study the nonlinear diffusion equations with x-dependent convection and source terms. We obtain conditions under which the equations admit the second-order generalized conditional symmetries and the first-order sign-invariants on the solutions. Several types of different generalized conditional symmetries and first-order sign-invariants for the equations with diffusion of power law are obtained. Exact solutions to the resulting equations are constructed.

A CLASS OF NONLINEAR SINGULARLY PERTURBED PROBLEMS FOR REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

A class of nonlinear singularly perturbed problems for reaction diffusion equations are considered. Under suitable conditions, by using the theory of differential inequalities, the asymptotic behavior of solutions for the initial boundary value problems are studied, reduced problems of which possess two intersecting solutions.

Functional Separable Solutions to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations by Group Foliation Method

We consider the functional separation of variables to the nonlinear diffusion equation with source and convection term： ut = （A（x）D（u）ux）x ＋ B（x）Q（u）, Ax ≠ 0. The functional separation of variables to this equation is studied by using the group foliation method. A classification is carried out for the equations which admit the function separable solutions. As a consequence, some solutions to the resulting equations are obtained.

Superconvergence Study of the Direct Discontinuous Galerkin Method and Its Variations for Diffusion Equations

In this paper,we apply the Fourier analysis technique to investigate superconvergence properties of the direct disontinuous Galerkin(DDG)method(Liu and Yan in SIAM J Numer Anal 47(1):475-698,2009),the DDG method with the interface correction(DDGIC)(Liu and Yan in Commun Comput Phys 8(3):541-564,2010),the symmetric DDG method(Vidden and Yan in Comput Math 31(6):638-662,2013),and the nonsymmetric DDG method(Yan in J Sci Comput 54(2):663-683,2013).We also include the study of the interior penalty DG(IPDG)method,due to its close relation to DDG methods.Error estimates are carried out for both P2 and P3 polynomial approximations.By investigating the quantitative errors at the Lobatto points,we show that the DDGIC and symmetric DDG methods are superior,in the sense of obtaining(k+2)th superconvergence orders for both P2 and P3 approximations.Superconvergence order of(k+2)is also observed for the IPDG method with P3 polynomial approximations.The errors are sensitive to the choice of the numerical flux coefficient for even degree P2 approximations,but are not for odd degree P3 approxi-mations.Numerical experiments are carried out at the same time and the numerical errors match well with the analytically estimated errors.

An Explicit-Implicit Predictor-Corrector Domain Decomposition Method for Time Dependent Multi-Dimensional Convection Diffusion Equations

The numerical solution of large scale multi-dimensional convection diffusion equations often requires efficient parallel algorithms.In this work,we consider the extension of a recently proposed non-overlapping domain decomposition method for two dimensional time dependent convection diffusion equations with variable coefficients. By combining predictor-corrector technique,modified upwind differences with explicitimplicit coupling,the method under consideration provides intrinsic parallelism while maintaining good stability and accuracy.Moreover,for multi-dimensional problems, the method can be readily implemented on a multi-processor system and does not have the limitation on the choice of subdomains required by some other similar predictor-corrector or stabilized schemes.These properties of the method are demonstrated in this work through both rigorous mathematical analysis and numerical experiments.

New variable separation solutions for the generalized nonlinear diffusion equations

The functionally generalized variable separation of the generalized nonlinear diffusion equations ut = A（u, Ux）Uxx ＋ B（u, ux） is studied by using the conditional Lie-Blicklund symmetry method. The variant forms of the considered equations, which admit the corresponding conditional Lie--Biicklund symmetries, are characterized. To construct functionally gener- alized separable solutions, several concrete examples defined on the exponential and trigonometric invariant subspaces are provided.

Nonlocal Symmetries to Systems of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations

In this paper, we study potential symmetries to certain systems of nonlinear diffusion equations. Thosesystems have physical applications in soil science, mathematical biology, and invariant curve flows in R^3. Lie point symmetries of the potential system, which cannot be projected to vector fields of the given dependent and independent variables, yield potential symmetries. The class of the system that admits potential symmetries is expanded.

SINGULAR PERTURBATION FOR REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

The singularly perturbed initial boundary value problems for reaction diffusion equations are considered.Under suitable conditions and by using the theory of differential inequality,the asymptotic behavior of solution for initial boundary value problems are studied,where the reduced problems possess two intersecting solutions.