A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions

Fractional advection-dispersion equations, as generalizations of classical integer-order advection-dispersion equations, are used to model the transport of passive tracers carried by fluid flow in a porous medium. In this paper, we develop an implicit finite difference method for fractional advectio...

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Main Authors: Taohua Liu, Muzhou Hou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Advances in Mathematical Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8716752
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description Fractional advection-dispersion equations, as generalizations of classical integer-order advection-dispersion equations, are used to model the transport of passive tracers carried by fluid flow in a porous medium. In this paper, we develop an implicit finite difference method for fractional advection-dispersion equations with fractional derivative boundary conditions. First-order consistency, solvability, unconditional stability, and first-order convergence of the method are proven. Then, we present a fast iterative method for the implicit finite difference scheme, which only requires storage of O(K) and computational cost of O(Klog⁡K). Traditionally, the Gaussian elimination method requires storage of O(K2) and computational cost of O(K3). Finally, the accuracy and efficiency of the method are checked with a numerical example.
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spelling doaj-art-08b3175e8f1c4c2aba7bd0c8a1cc2baa2025-02-03T01:28:16ZengWileyAdvances in Mathematical Physics1687-91201687-91392017-01-01201710.1155/2017/87167528716752A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary ConditionsTaohua Liu0Muzhou Hou1School of Mathematics and Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, ChinaFractional advection-dispersion equations, as generalizations of classical integer-order advection-dispersion equations, are used to model the transport of passive tracers carried by fluid flow in a porous medium. In this paper, we develop an implicit finite difference method for fractional advection-dispersion equations with fractional derivative boundary conditions. First-order consistency, solvability, unconditional stability, and first-order convergence of the method are proven. Then, we present a fast iterative method for the implicit finite difference scheme, which only requires storage of O(K) and computational cost of O(Klog⁡K). Traditionally, the Gaussian elimination method requires storage of O(K2) and computational cost of O(K3). Finally, the accuracy and efficiency of the method are checked with a numerical example.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8716752
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A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
Advances in Mathematical Physics
title A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
title_full A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
title_fullStr A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
title_full_unstemmed A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
title_short A Fast Implicit Finite Difference Method for Fractional Advection-Dispersion Equations with Fractional Derivative Boundary Conditions
title_sort fast implicit finite difference method for fractional advection dispersion equations with fractional derivative boundary conditions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8716752
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