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Fractal and Fractional, Volume 10, Issue 5

2026 May - 75 articles

Cover Story: This work presents a unified comparative framework for fractional-order operator approximation using Pareto-based multi-objective analysis. Several widely used approximation techniques, including Recursive Oustaloup, Refined Oustaloup, Matsuda, Continued Fraction Expansion, Curve Fitting, M-SBL, and other well-known methods, are evaluated using common performance criteria related to accuracy, stability, frequency-domain behavior, and computational complexity. The framework provides a systematic approach for identifying optimal trade-offs among competing approximation characteristics and supports informed method selection for fractional-order modeling and control applications. View this paper
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Articles (75)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
882 Views
25 Pages

Numerical Solution for Gas Dynamics Equation Involving Caputo-Time Fractional Derivative Using a Family of Shifted Chebyshev Polynomials

  • Waleed Mohamed Abd-Elhameed,
  • Ahmed H. Al-Mehmadi,
  • Naher Mohammed A. Alsafri,
  • Omar Mazen Alqubori and ,
  • Amr Kamel Amin and
  • Ahmed Gamal Atta
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This study develops an effective numerical method for addressing the time-fractional gas dynamics equation formulated with the Caputo time-fractional derivative. Novel basis functions are utilized, formulated as particular generalized Fibonacci polyn...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Analysis and Iterative Methods for Fractional Differential Equations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
576 Views
23 Pages

This paper introduces a reliability-centric stacking framework for smart-grid stability prediction, considered here as the binary classification of stable versus unstable operating conditions in a benchmark smart-grid dataset. A key methodological st...

(This article belongs to the Section Probability and Statistics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,203 Views
41 Pages

Integrated Fractal Dimensions and Imbalance–Deviation Features for Smart-Insole Walking Gait Analysis: Application to Parkinson’s Disease Detection

  • Hao Li,
  • Jun Ma,
  • Boqiang Cao,
  • Xunhuan Ren and ,
  • Yiming Chen,
  • Qicheng Guo,
  • Bohan Li,
  • Illa Baryskievic,
  • Anatoliy Baryskievic and
  • Viktar Tsviatkou
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Gait impairment is a common motor manifestation of Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is also frequently accompanied by other motor abnormalities such as bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability, and movement asymmetry. These motor impairments...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional and Fractal Methods in Biomedical Imaging and Time Series Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,432 Views
17 Pages

Study of the Variable-Order Fractional Arneodo System: Bifurcation, Chaos, and Dynamic Behavior

  • Mohamed Elbadri,
  • Naseam Al-kuleab,
  • Rania Saadeh,
  • Amel H. Abdalla and ,
  • Mohammad S. Jazmati,
  • Mohamed A. Abdoon and
  • Mohamed Hafez
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

In this study, we analyze the solution characteristics and dynamics of a variable-order fractional (V-OF) Arneodo system using the Liouville–Caputo fractional operator with variable order. The V-OF operator is used to describe the time-dependen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Horizons in Fractional and Fractal Dynamics: Unraveling Complexity in Chaotic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
513 Views
31 Pages

The assembly interface topography of precision machinery exhibits complex multi-scale geometric features, including roughness, waviness, and form error, which critically influence assembly accuracy and tolerance analysis. To address the lack of adapt...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Scale and Fractal Research on Advanced Manufacturing and Tribology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
420 Views
23 Pages

Silica fume (SF) is a valuable industrial by-product for low-carbon cementitious systems, but it weakens early-age strength due to slow pozzolanic activation. To overcome this limitation and, crucially, to elucidate the influence of pore system geome...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
813 Views
35 Pages

Financial time series in turbulent markets exhibit complex long-memory dynamics and multifractal features that traditional deep learning models fail to capture due to inherent exponential forgetting mechanisms. To address this, we propose Frac-Attn-G...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal Approaches and Machine Learning in Financial Markets)
  • Article
  • Open Access
647 Views
21 Pages

This paper investigates and characterizes Smarandache space curves, an important class of curves, using the Caputo fractional Frenet frame. The Frenet frame and fractional curvature functions have been calculated for these fractional Smarandache curv...

(This article belongs to the Section Geometry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
655 Views
12 Pages

In this study, we investigate the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions for a stochastic Ginzburg–Landau equation involving the fractional Laplacian. The primary focus is on establishing a proper mathematical framework to handle the coexis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Solution and Applications of Fractional Differential Equations, 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
737 Views
18 Pages

In this paper, an efficient and accurate framework for nonlinear spacetime fractional diffusion equations is proposed. The methods are based on the spectral deferred correction technique, which employs a compact difference scheme as the preconditione...

(This article belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
657 Views
13 Pages

On Uniformly δ-Geometric Convex Functions

  • Yamin Sayyari,
  • Hasan Barsam and
  • Loredana Ciurdariu

In this paper, we give some new Jensen, Jensen–Mercer, and Hermite–Hadamard inequalities for uniformly δ-geometric convex functions. In addition, some limit bounds for Caputo–Fabrizio fractional integral operators are establis...

(This article belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
867 Views
24 Pages

Existence, Stability, and Circular Interactions in m-Cyclic Coupled Systems of Sequential (k,ψ)-Hilfer and (k,ψ)-Caputo Type with Boundary Conditions

  • F. Gassem,
  • Mohammed Almalahi,
  • Khaled Aldwoah,
  • Arafa Dawood and ,
  • Alawia Adam,
  • Amer Alsulami and
  • L. M. Abdalgadir
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

This paper examines an m-cyclic coupled system of sequential (k,ψ)-Hilfer and (k,ψ)-Caputo fractional differential equations with boundary conditions. The nonlinearities follow a cyclic pattern: for j=1,…,m−1, fj depends on xj an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
851 Views
32 Pages

While superdeterministic and fractal spacetime models offer compelling alternative perspectives on quantum foundations, the simulation and validation of effective wave dynamics in such non-differentiable, deterministic settings remain computationally...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
437 Views
21 Pages

We study fractional and complex powers of a fixed directional derivative in Rd, defined via a Marchaud-type singular integral representation. Under explicit convergence assumptions, this yields a pointwise nonlocal realization along rays. We then for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
625 Views
23 Pages

This article proposes a novel approach for dealing with the time-fractional Navier–Stokes equations via the natural generalized Laplace transform decomposition method (NGLTDM). This hybrid method utilizes both the natural generalized Laplace tr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Computational Methods for Fractal and Fractional Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,021 Views
44 Pages

Memory-Dependent Dynamics of Trachoma with Real Data Analysis from Cameroon via Fractional Framework

  • Ardo Sylvain Gouroudja Banbeto,
  • Hamadjam Abboubakar,
  • Manasse Djouassoum,
  • Joseph Yves Effa and ,
  • Rashid Jan and
  • Taha Radwan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This study models trachoma transmission in Cameroon using a deterministic approach with integer and fractional-order derivatives, incorporating direct, fly-mediated, and environmental transmission routes. Fitting disease data from 1990–2019, th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis and Applications of Fractional Calculus and Mathematical Modelling)
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  • Open Access
627 Views
22 Pages

Railways constitute a core component of China’s national comprehensive transportation network, and their spatial organization and temporal accessibility jointly shape transport integration and system efficiency. Identifying their evolution from...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal Analysis and Data-Driven Complex Systems)
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  • Open Access
572 Views
28 Pages

This paper studies a novel nonlinear fractional-order financial stress model involving Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo (ABC) operators. It focuses on memory effects that are both constant and variable. The novelty of the proposed framework lies i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Dynamics and Control of Fractional-Order Systems)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
615 Views
33 Pages

We propose a dimensionally consistent fractional spatio-temporal PDE framework for modelling immune-mediated demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS). The system couples effector and regulatory T cells, M1/M2 macrophage polarisation, pro- and anti-in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Challenges Arising in Engineering Problems with Fractional and Integer Order, 4th Edition)
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  • Open Access
550 Views
30 Pages

Impact of Multifractal Characteristics of Cross-Scale Pores Under Coal Deformation Constraints on Hydraulic Fracturing

  • Yingjin Wang,
  • Quanliang Zou,
  • Xiaowei Hou,
  • Guanqun Zhou and ,
  • Jiazhong Qian and
  • Haichun Ma
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Coalbed methane (CBM) development is strongly controlled by pore structure evolution in deformed coals and its influence on hydraulic fracturing behavior. To clarify the multifractal characteristics of cross-scale pores and their control on fracturin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multiscale Fractal Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
641 Views
22 Pages

Permian shale is the largest and most promising shale gas exploration target in southern China after Silurian shale. The fine evaluation of shale reservoirs is a prerequisite for large-scale exploration and development. Based on the fractal method, t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics in Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
837 Views
24 Pages

Understanding how sentiment propagates in signed networks is crucial for uncovering mechanisms behind opinion polarization, trust formation, and information cocoons in digital communities. This paper investigates the generation of signed edges, repre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Continuous/Discrete-Time Fractional Systems: Modelling, Design and Estimation, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
471 Views
22 Pages

Red mud (RM), a waste residue from alumina extraction, poses serious environmental impacts on water resources, land resources, and ecological systems due to its large production, high alkalinity, and low resource utilization. To enhance the overall u...

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  • Open Access
744 Views
20 Pages

The surface quality of granite cut by diamond wire saw significantly impacts the cost of subsequent processes such as grinding and polishing. Traditional evaluation parameters like surface roughness (Ra) or peak-to-valley value (PV) face challenges i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal Analysis and Its Applications in Rock Engineering, Second Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,152 Views
31 Pages

The global shift toward decentralized generation has established standalone energy supply systems as a vital solution for remote regions. However, the integration of intermittent renewable sources and the inherent lack of rotational inertia in power...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)

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