The integral fractional Laplacian of order $s \in (0,1)$ is a nonlocal operator. It known that solutions to the Dirichlet problem involving such an operator exhibit algebraic boundary singularity regardless domain regularity. This, in turn, deteriorates global regularity and as result convergence rate numerical solutions. For finite element discretizations, we derive local error estimates $H^s$...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the solutions of one-dimensional boundary value problems corresponding to classical, fractional and nonlocal diffusion on bounded domains. The latter two diffusions are viable alternatives for anomalous diffusion, when Fick’s first law is an inaccurate model. In the case of nonlocal diffusion, a generalization of Fick’s first law in terms of a nonlocal fl...

Fueled by many applications in random processes, imaging science, geophysics, etc., fractional Laplacians have recently received significant attention. The key driving force behind the success of t...