1. Introduction and Preliminaries
The analysis of periodic and asymptotic phenomena in differential equations has been a central topic of research owing to its crucial role in describing the dynamics of systems across diverse areas of science. While classical concepts of periodicity have been extensively studied in deterministic frameworks, practical models frequently incorporate stochastic perturbations, which call for more flexible and generalized approaches. In this context, particular interest has been directed toward square-mean S-asymptotically -periodic solutions, which offer a powerful framework for characterizing the long-term dynamics of stochastic systems subject to structured periodic effects.
The notion of
-periodicity, which has been introduced for the vector-valued functions in [
1], generalizes the classical idea of periodicity by incorporating exponential modulations. This concept has since been extended to the framework of stochastic evolution equations, where significant attention has been devoted to the study of almost periodic and pseudo-almost periodic solutions.
Stochastic systems influenced by Lévy noise, fractional Brownian motion, or multiplicative perturbations require the development of refined periodicity frameworks. In this direction, Bezandry and Diagana [
2] introduced the concept of
-almost periodic solutions through a measure-theoretic approach, and later Bezandry [
3] extended these ideas to systems driven by fractional Brownian motion. Building on these foundations, Diop and collaborators [
4,
5,
6] proposed notions of square-mean and Stepanov-like pseudo-
S-asymptotically Bloch-type periodicity for stochastic equations, while Mbaye [
7] established the theory of
-pseudo-almost periodicity within the framework of stochastic integro-differential systems.
Parallel advances have been made in the deterministic and fractional settings. Cuevas and de Souza [
8,
9] established the existence of
S-asymptotically
-periodic (SAP) solutions for fractional integro-differential equations with infinite delay, and Henriquez et al. [
10] subsequently generalized these results to abstract neutral equations. Brindle and N’Guérékata [
11,
12] further expanded SAP theory to encompass difference equations and integro-differential systems, while Dimbour [
13] extended the framework by incorporating Stepanov-type SAP functions for equations with piecewise arguments. Additional progress was achieved by de Andrade and Cuevas [
14], who considered SAP solutions in the case of non-dense domains. In related work, Cuesta [
15] and Shu et al. [
16] investigated the asymptotic behavior of fractional neutral equations, and Nicola and Pierri [
17] refined several fundamental properties of the SAP framework.
Hybrid periodicity concepts that combine spatial modulation of the Bloch type with asymptotic behavior were advanced by Chang et al. [
18,
19,
20], where pseudo-
S-asymptotically Bloch-type periodicity was introduced and applied to fractional equations with Stepanov forcing. In a related direction, Kostić et al. [
21] formalized Stepanov-like pseudo-
S-asymptotic
-periodicity for stochastic integro-differential systems, while weighted pseudo-
S-aasymptotically
-periodic solutions of fractional stochastic differential equations were analyzed in [
22]. Similar problems to time-space fractional evolution equations were considered by Li et al. [
23], and Mbaye et al. [
24] studied square-mean
S-asymptotically Bloch-type periodic solutions for stochastic evolution systems with piecewise-constant arguments.
In [
25,
26], the third named author has provided a systematic treatment of metrical almost periodicity and its applications to integro-differential equations. Further developments include Bloch-periodic solutions for fractional systems by Oueama-Guengai and N’Guérékata [
27] and the unification of Stepanov-weighted pseudo-periodicity with fractional Brownian motion by Diop et al. [
5]. Additional theoretical advances—ranging from measure-theoretic stability results [
6] and abstract semigroup methods [
14] to discretization techniques for fractional dynamics [
15] and existence and uniqueness of solution of class of neutral stochastic integro-differential equation driven by fractional Brownian motion with impulses [
28]—have broadened the methodological foundation of the field.
Taken together, these studies highlight the versatility of generalized periodicity in deterministic, stochastic, and fractional contexts. Major achievements include the integration of Bloch-type modulation with asymptotic periodicity [
18,
21,
22], the establishment of measure-theoretic stability frameworks for stochastic systems [
6], and semigroup-based formulations of Stepanov asymptotic periodicity [
8,
10]. Despite these advances, open challenges remain, particularly in the unification of multi-scale periodicity concepts and the computational identification of modulated behaviors. This synthesis underscores both the depth and interdisciplinary reach of the subject, with promising implications for stochastic control, fractional dynamics, and applied mathematical modeling.
Rizvi et al. [
29] conducted an advanced analytical investigation of soliton solutions for the Dullin–Gottwald–Holm dynamical equation using elliptic functions and related mathematical techniques. Similarly, Seadawy et al. [
30] derived solitary wave solutions for the conformable time-fractional coupled Konno–Oono model by applying several effective mathematical methods, some of which can also be employed for the numerical study of the proposed problem investigated in the present paper.
This is the first work that simultaneously addresses neutral structure, fractional Brownian motion, and impulsive perturbations within the square-mean S-aasymptotically
-periodic framework. While [
21] handles Stepanov-like pseudo-
S-aasymptotically
-periodic solutions on stochastic integro-differential equations with Brownian motion, it excludes neutrality, fractional Brownian motion and impulses; [
22] includes neutrality but only for standard Brownian motion and almost periodicity; and [
24] considers neutral stochastic evolution systems with piecewise-constant argument but without fBm or impulses. Similarly, Duan and Ren’s work on neutral equations with fBm and impulses addresses solvability and stability but not square-mean
S-aasymptotically
-periodic solutions in the functional setting considered here [
28]. Our approach thus fills a significant gap in modeling real-world systems with memory, delay, and abrupt change such as neural networks with synaptic delays and sudden resets or mechanical systems with impacts under long-memory noise conditions. This concept provides a powerful tool to capture the long-term behavior of systems subject to structured oscillatory influences combined with stochastic perturbations, thereby offering a robust analytical framework that extends classical periodicity into a richer and more realistic setting. The results obtained not only broaden the theoretical foundations of stochastic impulsive equations but also pave the way for applications in various applied sciences where memory effects, random fluctuations, and abrupt changes naturally coexist.
The structure of the paper is as follows. In
Section 2, we define and investigate square-mean
S-aasymptotically
-periodic processes. The results on their structure and composition under certain conditions are provided.
Section 3 is devoted to the formulation and proof of our central result, devoted to the existence and uniqueness of square-mean
S-aasymptotically
-periodic of the investigated problem.
Section 4 illustrates the applicability of the theoretical findings through two concrete examples. Finally,
Section 5 contains concluding remarks and outlines potential directions for future research.
In this paper, we analyze the following fractional stochastic differential equation
where
A is the infinitesimal generator of a
-semigroup
on a Hilbert space
with domain
;
are appropriate functions; and
is a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter
on the real, separable Hilbert space
. For the impulsive moment
, we have
,
,
, and
, where
and
denote the right and the left limit of
at
, respectively. The space
is continuous everywhere except in a finite number of points
exist and
. For
,
. For any function
and
,
,
.
Preliminaries
We denote by and the sets of positive integers and complex numbers, respectively. Let be a probability space, and let and be complex separable Hilbert spaces with norm . The space of all bounded linear operators from to is denoted by and is equipped with the topology induced by the operator norm. When , we will use the notation .
We define
as the space of all strongly measurable, square-integrable
-valued random variables, which forms a complex Hilbert space for the norm
where the expectation operator
is given by
A stochastic process
is said to be stochastically bounded if there exists a constant
such that
Furthermore, is said to be stochastically piecewise-continuous if .
We denote by
the space of all bounded, piecewise-continuous stochastic processes
. This space, endowed with the norm
is a Banach space.
In the following part, we use the following definitions from [
31]. By a phase space
, we mean any vector space of functions
endowed with the seminorm
such that the following conditions hold:
- (i)
If , , is continuous on and , then for every , the following holds:
- (1)
;
- (2)
;
- (3)
, where is a constant, , is continuous, is locally bounded, and do not depend on .
- (ii)
For the function in (i), the function is continuous;
- (iii)
The space is complete;
- (iv)
If is a uniformly bounded sequence of compactly supported continuous functions converging to compactly on , then and , as .
For the phase space
, it is said that it is a fading memory space if
when
for every
, where
, and for
, the operator
is given by
We note that if
is a fading memory space, then the functions
and
in (i) are bounded functions.
The standard fractional Brownian motion was defined in [
32]. Two-sided fractional Brownian motion
with Hurst parameter
is a centered Gaussian process with the covariance function
Here we consider case
. Then
has the following representation
where
is standard Brownian motion and the kernel is given by the following formula
where
is a constant depending on
H.
Let
. The fractional Wiener integral of
, with respect of
is defined by
where
.
Let
Q be a nonnegative self-adjoint operator in
and
be the space consisting of all
, such that
is a Hilbert–Schmidt operator and its norm is given by
. Let
denote the complete orthonormal basis in
and let
be an operator defined by
with finite trace given by
, where
are real numbers. We define the infinite dimensional fractional Brownian motion on
with covariance
Q by the following formula
where
,
are real independent fractional Brownian motions. The process
is called
-valued
Q-fractional Brownian motion. For convenience, in the following we will use the term fractional Brownian motion.
The fractional Wiener integral of function
with respect to fractional Brownian motion
is given by
where
is the standard Brownian motion with respect to
.
The following result is standard Itô-type isometry for fractional Brownian motion for
(see [
33]): For any
-valued, square-integrable function
, we have
Let
and
. For a continuous function
is said to be
-periodic if
Here,
is referred to as the
c-period of
. The notion of
-periodic functions unifies several well-known types of recurrence. In particular, standard periodicity corresponds to the case
, and antiperiodicity arises when
, while for
, where
, we obtain Bloch periodicity. A well-known example of such behavior appears in the solutions of Mathieu’s equation,
, which describes the linearized motion of an inverted pendulum with a pivot oscillating periodically in the vertical direction. Similar types of solutions are also encountered in fluid dynamics and in seasonally forced population models, where periodic or quasi-periodic inputs generate long-term responses that are structured but scaled or shifted in time.
To formalize this, we use the principal branch of the complex logarithm and define
A continuous function
is said to be an
S-aasymptotically
-periodic [
20] if
For instance, the function
is not periodic, but it satisfies
with
for all
, making it
S-aasymptotically
-periodic, which is a property typical to damped oscillatory systems.
In the following, we will always assume that .
2. Square-Mean -Asymptotically -Periodic Processes
We begin this section with the definition of a square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic process and some basic results about the space of square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic processes.
Definition 1. For a stochastic process , it is said that it is mean-square S-aasymptotically -periodic if The space of all square-mean S-asymptotically -periodic stochastic processes will be denoted by .
Following [
4,
21,
24], we will state and prove the following theorem:
Theorem 1. Let . Then
- (i)
for every ;
- (ii)
Let be a fading memory space and be a process with . Then ;
- (iii)
endowed with the norm is a Banach space.
Proof. (i) Let
. Then,
when . Hence, for every .
- (ii)
It follows from the definition of the phase space
that
is bounded on
. Next, we define for
,
So,
. Since
,
and
, in
when
. Additionally, from [
31], we have that
as
.
- (iii)
Let be a sequence in such that . Hence for every , there exists a constant and such that
- (a)
For , it holds that ;
- (b)
For , it holds that .
Now,
so the space
is a closed subspace of
; therefore, it is a Banach space equipped with the supremum norm. □
Let , , and be a fading memory space. We give a list of assumptions that will be imposed on certain places in the following:
- (H0)
Let
satisfy
converging uniformly for any
in a bounded subset of
;
- (H1)
A is the infinitesimal generator of a strongly continuous semigroup on . There exists and such that ;
- (H2)
There exists such that , , for all ;
- (H3)
Discrete S-asymptotic -periodicity condition:
and ;
- (H4)
There exists
such that
for all
and uniformly for all
;
- (H5)
There exists
such that
for all
;
- (H6)
There exists
such that
for all
and
.
The composition results presented below play a crucial role in the following analysis. In particular, they provide essential tools for establishing the existence of mild solutions in a wide class of evolution systems.
Theorem 2. Let fulfill the assumptions (H0) and (H4). If then .
Proof. Since
we have
. Hence,
as
. Therefore, we have
. □
Now, we continue by starting the following result:
Theorem 3. Let . (H0)
holds, and for every and bounded subset , there are constants and such that for all with and . If then . Proof. From
, we have that
is bounded. Let
be arbitrary. By (H0) and
, we obtain the existence of
such that for
and
By the prescribed condition, we have the existence of
and
such that
for
and
. So,
for
. Hence,
so
. □
The next three theorems are crucial for the proof of our central result in the next section.
Theorem 4. Let be a strongly continuous family of operators, and (H1)
holds. If then Proof. It is easy to show that .
Since , we have that
Let
. For every
, there exists
such that
and
Also, it holds that
. Now, by applying the Cauchy–Schwartz inequality and change of variables, we get
We consider the integral
. We have
meaning that
when
. Using the Cauchy–Schwartz inequality again for
we obtain
Since
, we obtain
when
.
Next, we show that
, as
. So,
Consequently, we have
when
.
Hence, we get
when
.
Finally, we conclude that . □
Theorem 5. Let be a strongly continuous family satisfying (H1)
. If then where is a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter . Proof. We have
The process
is again fractional Brownian motion with the same Hurst parameter and the same covariance kernel
, so the second moment is identical whether we integrate against
or
. So, we have
where
Now, we show that
when
. We use (H1)
The double integral is finite since
is bounded on
and
, so we obtain
Let us consider the integral
. Using the Cauchy–Schwartz inequality and (H1), we have
Letting
,
, so
,
, we obtain
Using that
, it follows that
when
, so
, pointwise for each
u and
v when
. Moreover,
where
The function
is integrable over
, so by the dominated convergence we get
. Finally, we conclude that
□
Remark 1. The proof appeals to the Wiener–Young fractional Brownian motion isometry with kernel , which is locally integrable only when , i.e., . For one needs Skorohod–Malliavin or rough-path techniques and a different norm on the integrand space.
Theorem 6. Let (H1)
–(H3)
hold. Then the impulsive convolution is square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic. Proof. Given that
, with
,
, we have
. Let
. A direct reindexing gives, for
,
First, we consider the finite term
. By (H1), we have
when
.
Fix
. By (H3), there exists
such that
for all
. We split the inner sum at
. The finitely many terms with
are each multiplied by
; hence, their sum is tending to zero when
. For the tail,
,
Since
was arbitrary,
when
, so we can conclude that
□
Remark 2. (i) Note that, if we let , then , which is the definition of square-mean S-asymptotically periodic processes.
- (ii)
Exponential stability is essential to eliminate the boundary and finitely many early terms; mere exponential boundedness with nonnegative growth does not suffice.
4. Applications
To illustrate the scope and effectiveness of our theoretical results, we now present two applications. The theoretical results on square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic solutions provide a powerful framework for modeling the long-term modulated dynamics of complex systems that combine delays, stochastic noise, and abrupt perturbations, with direct applications spanning neuroscience, engineering, and finance. In neuroscience, the neutral term elegantly captures synaptic transmission delays, fractional Brownian motion (fBm) faithfully represents long-memory neural noise with persistent correlations , and impulsive effects model sudden neuronal firings. Applying Theorem 7 enables precise prediction of stability thresholds; for instance, sustains persistent oscillatory patterns, while induces exponential decay toward a modulated attractor. In engineering vibration control, these results empower the design of adaptive damping mechanisms that enforce asymptotic periodicity, thereby minimizing resonant vibrations in critical infrastructure such as suspension bridges subjected to turbulent, stochastic wind loads. Similarly, in financial modeling, the framework can be adapted to stochastic volatility processes incorporating impulse-driven market crashes and neutral delayed feedback from lagged investor sentiment.
The first example concerns the heat semigroup on a bounded domain, which serves as a classical model for diffusion phenomena and allows us to demonstrate the applicability of our approach to semigroups arising in partial differential equations. The second example focuses on a scalar linear model with explicitly computable constants, highlighting the tractability of our framework in concrete situations where explicit estimates are essential.
Example 1. Let , where is a bounded domain. Let with the Dirichlet boundary condition on Ω. Then is a -semigroup with , , , where is the first Dirichlet eigenvalue. Fix and , with impulse times , so that and . Let be a real fractional Brownian motion with . Let F and G be functions such thatAdditionally, F and G are Lipschitz-continuous with Lipschitz constants and , respectively. Definewhere . Let and for . Note that , as . Then for arbitrary process , we have that , . Indeed,when . The proof for is analogous. Let the impulses be linear: , for a fixed , with . Hence . It is obvious that (H0) and (H1) hold. So,so . Likewise,so . For impulses,so . Also, satisfies the discrete property by the Lipschitz continuity and the periodicity of ; hence, the impulsive part is . Now, putting , ,andTherefore,By choosing small enough or taking a domain with larger , we get , so by Theorem 7, the equation admits a unique solution in . Example 2. Let , , with . Then , , . For a fixed period and impulse times for some , so . Let be a real fractional Brownian motion with . Choose F and G as in the previous example. Now, defineWith the same arguments as before, we conclude that , for arbitrary process . Let the impulses be , with , so . Because the model is linear, we can write the mild solution explicitlyThe Lipschitz constants are , , and . Since is a discrete sequence, the impulsive part is in . Let , ,andBy evaluation of the double integral, we obtain thatsoHence,If (it can be achieved by choosing and (i.e., the functions F and G) and to be sufficiently small, or using a larger decay a), by Theorem 7, the solution of the equation is unique and belongs to . Fractional calculus, via fractional derivatives or fractional noise like fBm , introduces memory effects that alter long-term dynamics: for (persistent noise), solutions exhibit long-range correlations, leading to slower decay toward equilibria and enhanced periodicity robustness against impulses. In impulsive SDEs, fractional terms smooth discontinuities, promoting quasi-periodic behaviors over chaotic ones. For periodicity, fractional orders can shift Bloch thresholds or stabilize S-asymptotic -periodic solutions by damping high-frequency modes, as seen in the paper’s semigroup convolutions where fBm isometry bounds ensure mean-square convergence.
5. Conclusions
In this paper we have established the existence of square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic solutions for impulsive stochastic differential equations within the framework of fractional calculus. The main results in this paper provide sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic mild solutions of the considered stochastic differential equation, namely, (i) the operator A generates a compact analytic -semigroup with exponential decay; (ii) the functions are uniformly Lipschitz-continuous and square-mean S-aasymptotically -periodic functions; (iii) the sequence of impulsive times are quasi-periodic with period ; (iv) the technical conditions (H0) and hold. The applications to the heat semigroup on a bounded domain and to a scalar linear model with explicit constants demonstrate that our abstract results are not only of theoretical interest but also extend naturally to concrete and computable models.
The approach proposed in this paper ensures global existence and uniqueness of solutions without introducing discretization errors, making it particularly suitable for infinite-dimensional spaces such as the Hilbert space . However, its main limitations lie in its non-constructive nature (absence of explicit solutions), sensitivity to the Lipschitz constants, and high computational cost when applied to simulations.
As the paper’s framework encompasses neutral impulsive SDEs driven by fBm, Theorem 7 can be applied to population models like Lotka-Volterra SDEs with impulses (predator introductions) and neutral delays (gestation periods), ensuring the existence of S-aasymptotically -periodic solutions under Lipschitz conditions.
Several directions for further investigation remain open. One natural extension is to consider nonlinear systems, where the interplay between impulsive effects and stochastic perturbations may produce richer dynamical behaviors. Another promising direction is the study of such problems in Banach spaces with weaker topological structures, which may broaden the applicability to more general classes of evolution equations. Furthermore, it would be of interest to analyze the stability and robustness of the obtained solutions with perturbations of the impulses or stochastic terms, as well as to investigate numerical approximation schemes that preserve the S-asymptotic periodicity properties. Finally, potential applications to models in physics, biology, and engineering—such as population dynamics with stochastic perturbations or diffusion processes with impulses—deserve detailed study.