Space-Time Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations Associated with a Generalized Riemann–Liouville Fractional Derivative
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Unified Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equation
3. Special Cases of Theorem 1
4. Finite Number of Riesz–Feller Space Fractional Derivatives
5. Special Cases of Theorem 2
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Appendix
A. Mathematical Preliminaries
Conflicts of Interest
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Saxena, R.K.; Mathai, A.M.; Haubold, H.J. Space-Time Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations Associated with a Generalized Riemann–Liouville Fractional Derivative. Axioms 2014, 3, 320-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms3030320
Saxena RK, Mathai AM, Haubold HJ. Space-Time Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations Associated with a Generalized Riemann–Liouville Fractional Derivative. Axioms. 2014; 3(3):320-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms3030320
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaxena, Ram K., Arak M. Mathai, and Hans J. Haubold. 2014. "Space-Time Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations Associated with a Generalized Riemann–Liouville Fractional Derivative" Axioms 3, no. 3: 320-334. https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms3030320