Initial-boundary-value problems for the generalized multi-term time-fractional diffusion equation

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 538-548

  Luchko, Yury ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WILDAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caputo fractional derivative; Initial boundary value problems; Maximum principle; Multi term time fractional diffusion equation; Multinomial Mittag Leffler function; Spectral method; Uniqueness theorem; Well posed problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957822720     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2010.08.048     Document Type: Article

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