A Weak Galerkin Finite Element Method for Multi-Term Time-Fractional Diffusion Equations

The stability and convergence of a weak Galerkin finite element method for multi-term time-fractional diffusion equations with one-dimensional space variable are proved. Numerical experiments are consistent with theoretical analysis. AMS subject classifications: 65M12, 65M60

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