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ANZIAM J. 46(E) ppC488--C504, 2005.

Analysis of a discrete non-Markovian random walk approximation for the time fractional diffusion equation

F. Liu

S. Shen

V. Anh

I. Turner

(Received 8 October 2004, revised 5 May 2005)

Abstract

The time fractional diffusion equation (TFDE) is obtained from the standard diffusion equation by replacing the first-order time derivative with a fractional derivative of order in (0,1). In this work, an explicit finite-difference scheme for TFDE is presented. Discrete models of a non-Markovian random walk are generated for simulating random processes whose spatial probability density evolves in time according to this fractional diffusion equation. We derive the scaling restriction of the stability and convergence of the discrete non-Markovian random walk approximation for TFDE in a bounded domain. Finally, some numerical examples are presented to show the application of the present technique.

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Authors

F. Liu

S. Shen

School of Mathematical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. mailto:fwliu@xmu.edu.cn

V. Anh

I. Turner

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. mailto:f.liu@qut.edu.au

Published June 12, 2005. ISSN 1446-8735

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