Numerical algorithm for the model describing anomalous diffusion in expanding media

We provide a numerical algorithm for the model characterizing anomalous diffusion in expanding media, which is derived in [F. Le Vot, E. Abad, and S. B. Yuste, Phys. Rev. E {\bf96} (2017) 032117]. The Sobolev regularity for the equation is first established. Then we use the finite element method to discretize the Laplace operator and present error estimate of the spatial semi-discrete scheme based on the regularity of the solution; the backward Euler convolution quadrature is developed to approximate Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative and error estimates for the fully discrete scheme are established by using the continuity of solution. Finally, the numerical experiments verify the effectiveness of the algorithm.

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