An Explicit Difference Method for Solving Fractional Diffusion and Diffusion-Wave Equations in the Caputo Form

An explicit difference method is considered for solving fractional diffusion and fractional diffusion-wave equations where the time derivative is a fractional derivative in the Caputo form. For the fractional diffusion equation, the L1 discretization formula of the fractional derivative is employed, whereas the L2 discretization formula is used for the fractional diffusion-wave equation. In both equations, the spatial derivative is approximated by means of the three-point centered formula. The accuracy of the present method is similar to other well-known explicit difference schemes, but its region of stability is larger. The stability analysis is carried out by means of a kind of fractional von Neumann (or Fourier) method. The stability bound so obtained, which is given in terms of the Riemann zeta function, is checked numerically.

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