A numerical approach to the generalized nonlinear fractional Fokker-Planck equation

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3075-3089

  Zhao, Zhengang ^a   Li, Changpin ^b  

^a Shanghai Customs College   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractional finite element method; L vy flight; Nonlinear fractional Fokker Planck equation; Riemann Liouville derivative

Indexed keywords

ERROR ESTIMATES; EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS; FRACTIONAL FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION; FULLY DISCRETE; FULLY DISCRETE SCHEME; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; SPATIAL DIRECTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TIMING JITTER;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84868191489     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2012.01.067     Document Type: Article

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