Numerical Method for Solving the Nonlinear Superdiffusion Equation with Functional Delay

Abstract

For a space-fractional diffusion equation with a nonlinear superdiffusion coefficient and with the presence of a delay effect, the grid numerical method is constructed. Interpolation and extrapolation procedures are used to account for the functional delay. At each time step, the algorithm reduces to solving a linear system with a main matrix that has diagonal dominance. The convergence of the method in the maximum norm is proved. The results of numerical experiments with constant and variable delays are presented.

Keywords

• space-fractional diffusion equation
• nonlinear superdiffusion coefficient
• delay