A review on variable-order fractional differential equations: mathematical foundations, physical models, numerical methods and applications

HG Sun, A Chang, Y Zhang, W Chen - Fractional Calculus and …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Variable-order (VO) fractional differential equations (FDEs) with a time (t), space (x) or other
variables dependent order have been successfully applied to investigate time and/or space …

Applications of variable-order fractional operators: a review

S Patnaik, JP Hollkamp… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Variable-order fractional operators were conceived and mathematically formalized only in
recent years. The possibility of formulating evolutionary governing equations has led to the …

New variable-order fractional chaotic systems for fast image encryption

GC Wu, ZG Deng, D Baleanu, DQ Zeng - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
New variable-order fractional chaotic systems are proposed in this paper. A concept of short
memory is introduced where the initial point in the Caputo derivative is varied. The fractional …

Fractional modeling for enhancing the thermal performance of conventional solar still using hybrid nanofluid: energy and exergy analysis

EF El-Gazar, WK Zahra, H Hassan, SI Rabia - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel fractional model based on the Riemann Liouville fractional derivative to simulate the
thermal performance of conventional solar still and show the effect of using hybrid nanofluid …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal variable-order fractional PID controllers for dynamical systems

A Dabiri, BP Moghaddam, JAT Machado - Journal of Computational and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper studies the design of variable-order fractional proportional–integral–derivative
(VFPID) controllers for linear dynamical systems. For this purpose, a technique to discretize …

A full-stage creep model for rocks based on the variable-order fractional calculus

Y Gao, D Yin - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
An accurate characterization of rocks for the modelling of creep is an essential step toward
ensuring the safety with respect to reliability of underground rock engineering. In this work, a …

Fractional modeling in action: A survey of nonlocal models for subsurface transport, turbulent flows, and anomalous materials

JL Suzuki, M Gulian, M Zayernouri, M D'Elia - Journal of Peridynamics and …, 2023 - Springer
Modeling of phenomena such as anomalous transport via fractional-order differential
equations has been established as an effective alternative to partial differential equations …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical solution method for multi-term variable order fractional differential equations by shifted Chebyshev polynomials of the third kind

SN Tural-Polat, AT Dincel - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-term variable-order fractional differential equations (VO-FDEs) are considered to be
one of the tools to illustrate the behavior of transient-regime real-life phenomena precisely …

A fast method for variable-order Caputo fractional derivative with applications to time-fractional diffusion equations

ZW Fang, HW Sun, H Wang - Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a fast algorithm for the variable-order (VO) Caputo fractional
derivative based on a shifted binary block partition and uniform polynomial approximations …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal second order difference schemes for the multi-dimensional variable-order time fractional sub-diffusion equations

R Du, AA Alikhanov, ZZ Sun - Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
A special point on each time interval is found for the approximation of the variable-order time
Caputo derivative, which makes at least second order approximation accuracy be obtained …