Moving boundary problems governed by anomalous diffusion

Moving boundary problems governed by anomalous diffusion.

Anomalous diffusion can be characterized by a mean-squared displacement 〈x(2)(t)〉 that is proportional to t(α) where α≠1. A class of one-dimensional moving boundary problems is investigated that involves one or more regions governed by anomalous diffusion, specifically subdiffusion (α<1). A novel numerical method is developed to handle the moving interface as well as the singular history kernel...

An Unusual Moving Boundary Condition Arising in Anomalous Diffusion Problems

Moving Boundary Problems with Nonlinear Diffusion

Anomalous diffusion with absorbing boundary.

In a very long Gaussian polymer on time scales shorter than the maximal relaxation time, the mean squared distance traveled by a tagged monomer grows as approximately t(1/2) . We analyze such subdiffusive behavior in the presence of one or two absorbing boundaries and demonstrate the differences between this process and the subdiffusion described by the fractional Fokker-Planck equation. In par...

Anomalous diffusion governed by a fractional diffusion equation and the electrical response of an electrolytic cell.

The electrical response of an electrolytic cell in which the diffusion of mobile ions in the bulk is governed by a fractional diffusion equation of distributed order is analyzed. The boundary conditions at the electrodes limiting the sample are described by an integro-differential equation governing the kinetic at the interface. The analysis is carried out by supposing that the positive and neg...