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A fractional model of the diffusion equation and its analytical solution using Laplace transform

  • S. Kumar
  • , A. Yildirim
  • , Yasir Khan
  • , L. Wei
  • National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
  • Ege University
  • Zhejiang University
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

In this study, the homotopy perturbation transform method (HPTM) is performed to give analytical solutions of the time fractional diffusion equation. The HPTM is a combined form of the Laplace transform and homotopy perturbation methods. The numerical solutions obtained by the proposed method indicate that the approach is easy to implement and accurate. These results reveal that the proposed method is very effective and simple in performing a solution to the fractional partial differential equation. A solution has been plotted for different values of α., and some numerical illustrations are given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1117-1123
Number of pages7
JournalScientia Iranica
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Analytical solution
  • Diffusion equation
  • Fractional derivatives
  • Homotopy perturbation method
  • Laplace transform method
  • Mittag-Leffler function

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