Entropy production rate of a one-dimensional alpha-fractional diffusion process (Q2422525)

Summary: In this paper, the one-dimensional \(\alpha\)-fractional diffusion equation is revisited. This equation is a particular case of the time- and space-fractional diffusion equation with the quotient of the orders of the time- and space-fractional derivatives equal to one-half. First, some integral representations of its fundamental solution including the Mellin-Barnes integral representation are derived. Then a series representation and asymptotics of the fundamental solution are discussed. The fundamental solution is interpreted as a probability density function and its entropy in the Shannon sense is calculated. The entropy production rate of the stochastic process governed by the \(\alpha\)-fractional diffusion equation is shown to be equal to one of the conventional diffusion equation.