A general solution for the fourth-order fractional diffusion-wave equation.

Publication date 9 December 2003

Fractional derivatives and integrals (26A33) Hypergeometric integrals and functions defined by them ((E), (G), (H) and (I) functions) (33C60) Transform methods (e.g., integral transforms) applied to PDEs (35A22) Integro-partial differential equations (45K05)

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The paper deals with the fractional diffusion wave equation \[ \frac{\partial^\alpha y(x,t)}{\partial t^\alpha}+b^2\frac{\partial^4y(x,t)}{\partial x^4}=0\quad(0<\alpha<2),\tag{1} \] \[ \frac{\partial^\alpha y(x,t)}{\partial t^\alpha}=\frac1{\Gamma(m-\alpha)}\int_0^t\frac{y^{(m)}(x,s)} {(t-s)^{1+\alpha-m}} \] where \((m-1<\alpha<m)\) is a modification of the partial Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative [see \textit{S. G. Samko, A. A. Kilbas} and \textit{O. I. Marichev}, Fractional integrals and derivatives, Translated from the 1987 Russian original, Gordon and Breach, Yverdon (1993; Zbl 0818.26003) (Section 24.1)]. The Cauchy problem (2) \(y(x,0^+)=g(x)\) \((-\infty<x<\infty),\;y(\pm\infty)=0\) \((t>0)\) and the signalling problem (3) \(y(x,0+)=0\;(x>0)\), \(y(0,t)=h(t)\), \(y(\infty,t)=y_{xx}(0,t)=0\) \((t>0)\) for equation (1) are considered. Using the Laplace transform technique, the explicit solutions of the problems (1),(2) and (1),(3) are obtained via the Green functions \(G_c(x,t;\beta)\) and \(G_s(x,t;\beta)\) in the form \[ \begin{aligned} y(x,t;\beta)&=\int_{-\infty}^\infty G_c(x-u,t;\beta)g(u)\,du\quad\bigg(\beta=\frac\alpha2\bigg)\quad\text{and}\\ y(x,t;\beta)&=\int_0^tG_s(x,t-u;\beta)h(u)\,du\quad\bigg(\beta= \frac\alpha2\bigg),\end{aligned} \] respectively.

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