In this study,we aimto investigate certain triple integral transformand its application to a class of partial differentialequations.We discuss various properties of the new transformincluding inversion, linearity, exi...In this study,we aimto investigate certain triple integral transformand its application to a class of partial differentialequations.We discuss various properties of the new transformincluding inversion, linearity, existence, scaling andshifting, etc. Then,we derive several results enfolding partial derivatives and establish amulti-convolution theorem.Further, we apply the aforementioned transform to some classical functions and many types of partial differentialequations involving heat equations,wave equations, Laplace equations, and Poisson equations aswell.Moreover,wedraw some figures to illustrate 3-D contour plots for exact solutions of some selected examples involving differentvalues in their variables.展开更多
Many important problems in science and engineering require solving the so-called parametric partial differential equations(PDEs),i.e.,PDEs with different physical parameters,boundary conditions,shapes of computational...Many important problems in science and engineering require solving the so-called parametric partial differential equations(PDEs),i.e.,PDEs with different physical parameters,boundary conditions,shapes of computational domains,etc.Typical reduced order modeling techniques accelerate the solution of the parametric PDEs by projecting them onto a linear trial manifold constructed in the ofline stage.These methods often need a predefined mesh as well as a series of precomputed solution snapshots,and may struggle to balance between the efficiency and accuracy due to the limitation of the linear ansatz.Utilizing the nonlinear representation of neural networks(NNs),we propose the Meta-Auto-Decoder(MAD)to construct a nonlinear trial manifold,whose best possible performance is measured theoretically by the decoder width.Based on the meta-learning concept,the trial manifold can be learned in a mesh-free and unsupervised way during the pre-training stage.Fast adaptation to new(possibly heterogeneous)PDE parameters is enabled by searching on this trial manifold,and optionally fine-tuning the trial manifold at the same time.Extensive numerical experiments show that the MAD method exhibits a faster convergence speed without losing the accuracy than other deep learning-based methods.展开更多
We propose new hybrid Lagrange neural networks called LaNets to predict the numerical solutions of partial differential equations.That is,we embed Lagrange interpolation and small sample learning into deep neural netw...We propose new hybrid Lagrange neural networks called LaNets to predict the numerical solutions of partial differential equations.That is,we embed Lagrange interpolation and small sample learning into deep neural network frameworks.Concretely,we first perform Lagrange interpolation in front of the deep feedforward neural network.The Lagrange basis function has a neat structure and a strong expression ability,which is suitable to be a preprocessing tool for pre-fitting and feature extraction.Second,we introduce small sample learning into training,which is beneficial to guide themodel to be corrected quickly.Taking advantages of the theoretical support of traditional numerical method and the efficient allocation of modern machine learning,LaNets achieve higher predictive accuracy compared to the state-of-the-artwork.The stability and accuracy of the proposed algorithmare demonstrated through a series of classical numerical examples,including one-dimensional Burgers equation,onedimensional carburizing diffusion equations,two-dimensional Helmholtz equation and two-dimensional Burgers equation.Experimental results validate the robustness,effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
The nonlinearity inmany problems occurs because of the complexity of the given physical phenomena.The present paper investigates the non-linear fractional partial differential equations’solutions using the Caputo ope...The nonlinearity inmany problems occurs because of the complexity of the given physical phenomena.The present paper investigates the non-linear fractional partial differential equations’solutions using the Caputo operator with Laplace residual power seriesmethod.It is found that the present technique has a direct and simple implementation to solve the targeted problems.The comparison of the obtained solutions has been done with actual solutions to the problems.The fractional-order solutions are presented and considered to be the focal point of this research article.The results of the proposed technique are highly accurate and provide useful information about the actual dynamics of each problem.Because of the simple implementation,the present technique can be extended to solve other important fractional order problems.展开更多
Machine learning of partial differential equations(PDEs)from data is a potential breakthrough for addressing the lack of physical equations in complex dynamic systems.Recently,sparse regression has emerged as an attra...Machine learning of partial differential equations(PDEs)from data is a potential breakthrough for addressing the lack of physical equations in complex dynamic systems.Recently,sparse regression has emerged as an attractive approach.However,noise presents the biggest challenge in sparse regression for identifying equations,as it relies on local derivative evaluations of noisy data.This study proposes a simple and general approach that significantly improves noise robustness by projecting the evaluated time derivative and partial differential term into a subspace with less noise.This method enables accurate reconstruction of PDEs involving high-order derivatives,even from data with considerable noise.Additionally,we discuss and compare the effects of the proposed method based on Fourier subspace and POD(proper orthogonal decomposition)subspace.Generally,the latter yields better results since it preserves the maximum amount of information.展开更多
The Laplace transformation is a very important integral transform,and it is extensively used in solving ordinary differential equations,partial differential equations,and several types of integro-differential equation...The Laplace transformation is a very important integral transform,and it is extensively used in solving ordinary differential equations,partial differential equations,and several types of integro-differential equations.Our purpose in this study is to introduce the notion of fuzzy double Laplace transform,fuzzy conformable double Laplace transform(FCDLT).We discuss some basic properties of FCDLT.We obtain the solutions of fuzzy partial differential equations(both one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases)through the double Laplace approach.We demonstrate through numerical examples that our proposed method is very successful and convenient for resolving partial differential equations.展开更多
In this paper, we extend the mapping deformation method proposed by Lou. It is used to find new exacttravelling wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equation or coupled nonlinear partial differential equat...In this paper, we extend the mapping deformation method proposed by Lou. It is used to find new exacttravelling wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equation or coupled nonlinear partial differential equations(PDEs). Based on the idea of the homogeneous balance method, we construct the general mapping relation betweenthe solutions of the PDEs and those of the cubic nonlinear Klein-Gordon (NKG) equation. By using this relation andthe abundant solutions of the cubic NKG equation, many explicit and exact travelling wave solutions of three systemsof coupled PDEs, which contain solitary wave solutions, trigonometric function solutions, Jacobian elliptic functionsolutions, and rational solutions, are obtained.展开更多
In this paper, sane sufficient conditions are obtained for the oscillation for solutions of systems of high order partial differential equations of neutral type.
In this paper,by making use of the calculous technique and some results of the impulsive differential inequality,oscillatory properties of the solutions of certain nonlinear impulsive delay hyperbolic partial differen...In this paper,by making use of the calculous technique and some results of the impulsive differential inequality,oscillatory properties of the solutions of certain nonlinear impulsive delay hyperbolic partial differential equations with nonlinear diffusion coefficient are investigated.Sufficient conditions for oscillations of such equations are obtained.展开更多
In this paper,two classes of Riesz space fractional partial differential equations including space-fractional and space-time-fractional ones are considered.These two models can be regarded as the generalization of the...In this paper,two classes of Riesz space fractional partial differential equations including space-fractional and space-time-fractional ones are considered.These two models can be regarded as the generalization of the classical wave equation in two space dimensions.Combining with the Crank-Nicolson method in temporal direction,efficient alternating direction implicit Galerkin finite element methods for solving these two fractional models are developed,respectively.The corresponding stability and convergence analysis of the numerical methods are discussed.Numerical results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis.展开更多
In this paper, with the aid of the symbolic computation, a further extended tanh function method was presented. Based on the new general ansatz, many nonlinear partial differential equation(s)(NPDE(s)) can he so...In this paper, with the aid of the symbolic computation, a further extended tanh function method was presented. Based on the new general ansatz, many nonlinear partial differential equation(s)(NPDE(s)) can he solved. Especially, as applications, a compound KdV-mKdV equation and the Broer-Kaup equations are considered successfully, and many solutions including periodic solutions, triangle solutions, and rational solutions are obtained. The method can also be applied to other NPDEs.展开更多
In this paper, we discuss a new method employed to tackle non-linear partial differential equations, namely Double Elzaki Transform Decomposition Method (DETDM). This method is a combination of the Double ELzaki Trans...In this paper, we discuss a new method employed to tackle non-linear partial differential equations, namely Double Elzaki Transform Decomposition Method (DETDM). This method is a combination of the Double ELzaki Transform and Adomian Decomposition Method. This technique is hereafter provided and supported with necessary illustrations, together with some attached examples. The results reveal that the new method is very efficient, simple and can be applied to other non-linear problems.展开更多
In this paper, we use the concentration-compactness principle together with the Mountain Pass Lemma to get the existence of nontrivial solutions and the existence of infinitely many solutions of the problem need not b...In this paper, we use the concentration-compactness principle together with the Mountain Pass Lemma to get the existence of nontrivial solutions and the existence of infinitely many solutions of the problem need not be compact operators from E to R~1.展开更多
We considerer partial differential equations of second order, for example the Klein-Gordon equation, the Poisson equation, on a region E = (a1, b1 ) × (a2, b2 ) x (a3, b3 ). We will see that with a common p...We considerer partial differential equations of second order, for example the Klein-Gordon equation, the Poisson equation, on a region E = (a1, b1 ) × (a2, b2 ) x (a3, b3 ). We will see that with a common procedure in all cases, we can write the equation in partial derivatives as an Fredholm integral equation of first kind and will solve this latter with the techniques of inverse problem moments. We will find an approximated solution and bounds for the error of the estimated solution using the techniques on problem of moments.展开更多
In this paper, we present a differential polynomial characteristic set algorithm for the complete symmetry classification of partial differential equations (PDEs) with some parameters. It can make the solution to th...In this paper, we present a differential polynomial characteristic set algorithm for the complete symmetry classification of partial differential equations (PDEs) with some parameters. It can make the solution to the complete symmetry classification problem for PDEs become direct and systematic. As an illustrative example, the complete potential symmetry classifications of nonlinear and linear wave equations with an arbitrary function parameter are presented. This is a new application of the differential form characteristic set algorithm, i.e., Wu's method, in differential equations.展开更多
Since December 2019,the COVID-19 epidemic has repeatedly hit countries around the world due to various factors such as trade,national policies and the natural environment.To closely monitor the emergence of new COVID-...Since December 2019,the COVID-19 epidemic has repeatedly hit countries around the world due to various factors such as trade,national policies and the natural environment.To closely monitor the emergence of new COVID-19 clusters and ensure high prediction accuracy,we develop a new prediction framework for studying the spread of epidemic on networks based on partial differential equations(PDEs),which captures epidemic diffusion along the edges of a network driven by population flow data.In this paper,we focus on the effect of the population movement on the spread of COVID-19 in several cities from different geographic regions in China for describing the transmission characteristics of COVID-19.Experiment results show that the PDE model obtains relatively good prediction results compared with several typical mathematical models.Furthermore,we study the effectiveness of intervention measures,such as traffic lockdowns and social distancing,which provides a new approach for quantifying the effectiveness of the government policies toward controlling COVID-19 via the adaptive parameters of the model.To our knowledge,this work is the first attempt to apply the PDE model on networks with Baidu Migration Data for COVID-19 prediction.展开更多
A theorem of solving a system of linear non-homogeneous differential equations through integrating and adding its basic solutions is put forward and proved, the mathematical role and physical nature of the theorem is ...A theorem of solving a system of linear non-homogeneous differential equations through integrating and adding its basic solutions is put forward and proved, the mathematical role and physical nature of the theorem is interpreted briefly. As an example, the theorem is applied to solve the problem of thermo-force bending of a thick plate.展开更多
The Laguerre spectral and pseudospectral methods are investigated for multidimensional nonlinear partial differential equations. Some results on the modified Laguerre orthogonal approximation and interpolation are est...The Laguerre spectral and pseudospectral methods are investigated for multidimensional nonlinear partial differential equations. Some results on the modified Laguerre orthogonal approximation and interpolation are established, which play important roles in the related numerical methods for unbounded domains. As an example, the modified Laguerre spectral and pseudospectral methods are proposed for two-dimensional Logistic equation. The stability and convergence of the suggested schemes are proved. Numerical results demonstrate the high accuracy of these approaches.展开更多
In the studies of nonlinear partial differential equations, the influence, from the singularities of coefficients to the singularities of solution, is a field that has not been dealt with. In this paper, we discuss a ...In the studies of nonlinear partial differential equations, the influence, from the singularities of coefficients to the singularities of solution, is a field that has not been dealt with. In this paper, we discuss a simple case of semilinear equations under the frame of the space of conormal distributions. We prove the result that the solution has the same singularities on the hypersurface in which the coefficients have the conormal singularities.展开更多
The present paper deals with the numerical solution of time-fractional partial differential equations using the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method, which is based on the moving least-square approximation. Compared w...The present paper deals with the numerical solution of time-fractional partial differential equations using the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method, which is based on the moving least-square approximation. Compared with numerical methods based on meshes, the EFG method for time-fractional partial differential equations needs only scattered nodes instead of meshing the domain of the problem. It neither requires element connectivity nor suffers much degradation in accuracy when nodal arrangements are very irregular. In this method, the first-order time derivative is replaced by the Caputo fractional derivative of order α(0 〈 α≤ 1). The Galerkin weak form is used to obtain the discrete equations, and the essential boundary conditions are enforced by the penalty method. Several numerical examples are presented and the results we obtained are in good agreement with the exact solutions.展开更多
文摘In this study,we aimto investigate certain triple integral transformand its application to a class of partial differentialequations.We discuss various properties of the new transformincluding inversion, linearity, existence, scaling andshifting, etc. Then,we derive several results enfolding partial derivatives and establish amulti-convolution theorem.Further, we apply the aforementioned transform to some classical functions and many types of partial differentialequations involving heat equations,wave equations, Laplace equations, and Poisson equations aswell.Moreover,wedraw some figures to illustrate 3-D contour plots for exact solutions of some selected examples involving differentvalues in their variables.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No.2021ZD0110400.
文摘Many important problems in science and engineering require solving the so-called parametric partial differential equations(PDEs),i.e.,PDEs with different physical parameters,boundary conditions,shapes of computational domains,etc.Typical reduced order modeling techniques accelerate the solution of the parametric PDEs by projecting them onto a linear trial manifold constructed in the ofline stage.These methods often need a predefined mesh as well as a series of precomputed solution snapshots,and may struggle to balance between the efficiency and accuracy due to the limitation of the linear ansatz.Utilizing the nonlinear representation of neural networks(NNs),we propose the Meta-Auto-Decoder(MAD)to construct a nonlinear trial manifold,whose best possible performance is measured theoretically by the decoder width.Based on the meta-learning concept,the trial manifold can be learned in a mesh-free and unsupervised way during the pre-training stage.Fast adaptation to new(possibly heterogeneous)PDE parameters is enabled by searching on this trial manifold,and optionally fine-tuning the trial manifold at the same time.Extensive numerical experiments show that the MAD method exhibits a faster convergence speed without losing the accuracy than other deep learning-based methods.
基金supported by NSFC(No.11971296)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA1003004).
文摘We propose new hybrid Lagrange neural networks called LaNets to predict the numerical solutions of partial differential equations.That is,we embed Lagrange interpolation and small sample learning into deep neural network frameworks.Concretely,we first perform Lagrange interpolation in front of the deep feedforward neural network.The Lagrange basis function has a neat structure and a strong expression ability,which is suitable to be a preprocessing tool for pre-fitting and feature extraction.Second,we introduce small sample learning into training,which is beneficial to guide themodel to be corrected quickly.Taking advantages of the theoretical support of traditional numerical method and the efficient allocation of modern machine learning,LaNets achieve higher predictive accuracy compared to the state-of-the-artwork.The stability and accuracy of the proposed algorithmare demonstrated through a series of classical numerical examples,including one-dimensional Burgers equation,onedimensional carburizing diffusion equations,two-dimensional Helmholtz equation and two-dimensional Burgers equation.Experimental results validate the robustness,effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed algorithm.
基金Supporting Project No.(RSP-2021/401),King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
文摘The nonlinearity inmany problems occurs because of the complexity of the given physical phenomena.The present paper investigates the non-linear fractional partial differential equations’solutions using the Caputo operator with Laplace residual power seriesmethod.It is found that the present technique has a direct and simple implementation to solve the targeted problems.The comparison of the obtained solutions has been done with actual solutions to the problems.The fractional-order solutions are presented and considered to be the focal point of this research article.The results of the proposed technique are highly accurate and provide useful information about the actual dynamics of each problem.Because of the simple implementation,the present technique can be extended to solve other important fractional order problems.
基金the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92152301)。
文摘Machine learning of partial differential equations(PDEs)from data is a potential breakthrough for addressing the lack of physical equations in complex dynamic systems.Recently,sparse regression has emerged as an attractive approach.However,noise presents the biggest challenge in sparse regression for identifying equations,as it relies on local derivative evaluations of noisy data.This study proposes a simple and general approach that significantly improves noise robustness by projecting the evaluated time derivative and partial differential term into a subspace with less noise.This method enables accurate reconstruction of PDEs involving high-order derivatives,even from data with considerable noise.Additionally,we discuss and compare the effects of the proposed method based on Fourier subspace and POD(proper orthogonal decomposition)subspace.Generally,the latter yields better results since it preserves the maximum amount of information.
基金Manar A.Alqudah would like to thank Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project No.(PNURSP2022R14),Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia。
文摘The Laplace transformation is a very important integral transform,and it is extensively used in solving ordinary differential equations,partial differential equations,and several types of integro-differential equations.Our purpose in this study is to introduce the notion of fuzzy double Laplace transform,fuzzy conformable double Laplace transform(FCDLT).We discuss some basic properties of FCDLT.We obtain the solutions of fuzzy partial differential equations(both one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases)through the double Laplace approach.We demonstrate through numerical examples that our proposed method is very successful and convenient for resolving partial differential equations.
文摘In this paper, we extend the mapping deformation method proposed by Lou. It is used to find new exacttravelling wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equation or coupled nonlinear partial differential equations(PDEs). Based on the idea of the homogeneous balance method, we construct the general mapping relation betweenthe solutions of the PDEs and those of the cubic nonlinear Klein-Gordon (NKG) equation. By using this relation andthe abundant solutions of the cubic NKG equation, many explicit and exact travelling wave solutions of three systemsof coupled PDEs, which contain solitary wave solutions, trigonometric function solutions, Jacobian elliptic functionsolutions, and rational solutions, are obtained.
文摘In this paper, sane sufficient conditions are obtained for the oscillation for solutions of systems of high order partial differential equations of neutral type.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(10471086)Supported by the Science Research Foundation of Department of Education of Hunan Province(07C164)
文摘In this paper,by making use of the calculous technique and some results of the impulsive differential inequality,oscillatory properties of the solutions of certain nonlinear impulsive delay hyperbolic partial differential equations with nonlinear diffusion coefficient are investigated.Sufficient conditions for oscillations of such equations are obtained.
基金supported by the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation[grant numbers 2018GXNSFBA281020,2018GXNSFAA138121]the Doctoral Starting up Foundation of Guilin University of Technology[grant number GLUTQD2016044].
文摘In this paper,two classes of Riesz space fractional partial differential equations including space-fractional and space-time-fractional ones are considered.These two models can be regarded as the generalization of the classical wave equation in two space dimensions.Combining with the Crank-Nicolson method in temporal direction,efficient alternating direction implicit Galerkin finite element methods for solving these two fractional models are developed,respectively.The corresponding stability and convergence analysis of the numerical methods are discussed.Numerical results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education (Grant No.06AZ081)the Science Foundation of Key Laboratory of Mathematics Mechanization (Grant No.KLMM0806)the shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant No.J50101)
文摘In this paper, with the aid of the symbolic computation, a further extended tanh function method was presented. Based on the new general ansatz, many nonlinear partial differential equation(s)(NPDE(s)) can he solved. Especially, as applications, a compound KdV-mKdV equation and the Broer-Kaup equations are considered successfully, and many solutions including periodic solutions, triangle solutions, and rational solutions are obtained. The method can also be applied to other NPDEs.
文摘In this paper, we discuss a new method employed to tackle non-linear partial differential equations, namely Double Elzaki Transform Decomposition Method (DETDM). This method is a combination of the Double ELzaki Transform and Adomian Decomposition Method. This technique is hereafter provided and supported with necessary illustrations, together with some attached examples. The results reveal that the new method is very efficient, simple and can be applied to other non-linear problems.
文摘In this paper, we use the concentration-compactness principle together with the Mountain Pass Lemma to get the existence of nontrivial solutions and the existence of infinitely many solutions of the problem need not be compact operators from E to R~1.
文摘We considerer partial differential equations of second order, for example the Klein-Gordon equation, the Poisson equation, on a region E = (a1, b1 ) × (a2, b2 ) x (a3, b3 ). We will see that with a common procedure in all cases, we can write the equation in partial derivatives as an Fredholm integral equation of first kind and will solve this latter with the techniques of inverse problem moments. We will find an approximated solution and bounds for the error of the estimated solution using the techniques on problem of moments.
基金supported by the Ph. D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(No.20070128001)the Expenditure Budget program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No.2008069)+1 种基金the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.09YZ239)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (No.200607010103)
文摘In this paper, we present a differential polynomial characteristic set algorithm for the complete symmetry classification of partial differential equations (PDEs) with some parameters. It can make the solution to the complete symmetry classification problem for PDEs become direct and systematic. As an illustrative example, the complete potential symmetry classifications of nonlinear and linear wave equations with an arbitrary function parameter are presented. This is a new application of the differential form characteristic set algorithm, i.e., Wu's method, in differential equations.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61672298,61873326,and 61802155)the Philosophy Social Science Research Key Project Fund of Jiangsu University(Grant No.2018SJZDI142)。
文摘Since December 2019,the COVID-19 epidemic has repeatedly hit countries around the world due to various factors such as trade,national policies and the natural environment.To closely monitor the emergence of new COVID-19 clusters and ensure high prediction accuracy,we develop a new prediction framework for studying the spread of epidemic on networks based on partial differential equations(PDEs),which captures epidemic diffusion along the edges of a network driven by population flow data.In this paper,we focus on the effect of the population movement on the spread of COVID-19 in several cities from different geographic regions in China for describing the transmission characteristics of COVID-19.Experiment results show that the PDE model obtains relatively good prediction results compared with several typical mathematical models.Furthermore,we study the effectiveness of intervention measures,such as traffic lockdowns and social distancing,which provides a new approach for quantifying the effectiveness of the government policies toward controlling COVID-19 via the adaptive parameters of the model.To our knowledge,this work is the first attempt to apply the PDE model on networks with Baidu Migration Data for COVID-19 prediction.
文摘A theorem of solving a system of linear non-homogeneous differential equations through integrating and adding its basic solutions is put forward and proved, the mathematical role and physical nature of the theorem is interpreted briefly. As an example, the theorem is applied to solve the problem of thermo-force bending of a thick plate.
基金the Science Foundation of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.075105118)the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(No.T0401)the Fund for E-institute of Shanghai Universities(No.E03004)
文摘The Laguerre spectral and pseudospectral methods are investigated for multidimensional nonlinear partial differential equations. Some results on the modified Laguerre orthogonal approximation and interpolation are established, which play important roles in the related numerical methods for unbounded domains. As an example, the modified Laguerre spectral and pseudospectral methods are proposed for two-dimensional Logistic equation. The stability and convergence of the suggested schemes are proved. Numerical results demonstrate the high accuracy of these approaches.
文摘In the studies of nonlinear partial differential equations, the influence, from the singularities of coefficients to the singularities of solution, is a field that has not been dealt with. In this paper, we discuss a simple case of semilinear equations under the frame of the space of conormal distributions. We prove the result that the solution has the same singularities on the hypersurface in which the coefficients have the conormal singularities.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11072117)the Natural Science Foundationof Zhejiang Province,China(Grant Nos.Y6110007and Y6110502)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University,China
文摘The present paper deals with the numerical solution of time-fractional partial differential equations using the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method, which is based on the moving least-square approximation. Compared with numerical methods based on meshes, the EFG method for time-fractional partial differential equations needs only scattered nodes instead of meshing the domain of the problem. It neither requires element connectivity nor suffers much degradation in accuracy when nodal arrangements are very irregular. In this method, the first-order time derivative is replaced by the Caputo fractional derivative of order α(0 〈 α≤ 1). The Galerkin weak form is used to obtain the discrete equations, and the essential boundary conditions are enforced by the penalty method. Several numerical examples are presented and the results we obtained are in good agreement with the exact solutions.