Skip to Content

Fractal and Fractional, Volume 8, Issue 2

2024 February - 50 articles

Cover Story: The Wright function is a fascinating mathematical entity of its own merit. It was first introduced in 1935, but it gained more attention from mathematicians when they found out how it relates to the theory of space- and time-fractional diffusion equations. With two continuous parameters, it is possible to form complex connections with many other elementary and special functions. This work shows all the cases where the Wright function can be expressed as sums of generalized hypergeometric functions and polynomials, which then reveal the links with the theory of the Airy, Bessel, Gaussian, exponential, and error functions, etc. A concrete application of these results is expected in computer algebra for validating numerical methods for computing the Wright function and computing inverse Laplace transforms. View this paper
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (50)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,945 Views
10 Pages

In this article, we compute the irregularity measures of generalized Sierpiński graphs and obtain some bounds on these irregularities. Moreover, we discuss some bounds on connectivity indices for generalized Sierpiński graphs of any arbitra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,515 Views
13 Pages

System Identification and Fractional-Order Proportional–Integral–Derivative Control of a Distributed Piping System

  • Xiaomeng Zhang,
  • Shuo Zhang,
  • Furui Xiong,
  • Lu Liu,
  • Lichuan Zhang,
  • Xuan Han,
  • Heng Wang,
  • Yanzhu Zhang and
  • Ranzhen Ren

The vibration of piping systems is one of the most important causes of accelerated equipment wear and reduced work efficiency and safety. In this study, an active vibration control method based on a fractional-order proportional–integral–...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Calculus in the Design, Control and Implementation of Complex Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,008 Views
10 Pages

The influence of the fast-varying variables that have a long-term memory on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is investigated by adding a fractional Ornstein–Uhlenbeck (FOU) process stochastic noise on the simple recharge oscillato...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractional Integral and Derivative Operators with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,462 Views
20 Pages

To achieve high-precision deflection control of a Magnetically Suspended Control and Sensitive Gyroscope rotor under high dynamic conditions, a deflection decoupling method using Quantum Radial Basis Function Neural Network and fractional-order termi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Fractional-Order Neural Networks and Nonlinear Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,739 Views
16 Pages

The degradation of soil bonding, which can be described by the evolution of bond degradation variables, is essential in the constitutive modeling of cemented soils. A degradation variable with a value of 0/1.0 indicates that the applied stress is com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractals in Geology and Geochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,950 Views
15 Pages

Micro-pore structures are an essential factor for the electrical properties of porous rock. Theoretical electrical conductivity models considering pore structure can highly improve the accuracy of reservoir estimation. In this study, a pore structure...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal Analysis and Its Applications in Geophysical Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,712 Views
23 Pages

Green bonds represent a compelling financial innovation that presents a financial perspective solution to address climate change and promote sustainable development. On the other hand, the recent process of financialisation of commodities disrupts th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal and Multifractal Analysis in Econometric Models and Empirical Finance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,700 Views
24 Pages

Fractals are a common characteristic of many artificial and natural networks having topological patterns of a self-similar nature. For example, the Mandelbrot set has been investigated and extended in several ways since it was first introduced, where...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractional Integral and Derivative Operators with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,198 Views
21 Pages

In the sense of an arbitrary time scale, some new sufficient conditions on oscillation are presented in this paper for a class of nonlinear third-order delay dynamic equations involving a local fractional derivative with a super-linear neutral term....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical and Physical Analysis of Fractional Dynamical Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,871 Views
22 Pages

Metaverse (MV) technology introduces new tools for users each day. MV companies have a significant share in the total stock markets today, and their size is increasing. However, MV technologies are questioned as to whether they contribute to environm...

(This article belongs to the Topic Recent Trends in Nonlinear, Chaotic and Complex Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,323 Views
20 Pages

We take a look at the fractional Kirchhoff problem in this paper. Using a variational approach, we show that there exists a ground state solution for this problem. Furthermore, using the approach developed by Szulkin and Weth, we also find that posit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Variational Problems and Fractional Differential Equations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,447 Views
14 Pages

In this article, we develop a compact finite difference scheme for a variable-order-time fractional-sub-diffusion equation of a fourth-order derivative term via order reduction. The proposed scheme exhibits fourth-order convergence in space and secon...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in the Spatial and Temporal Discretizations of Fractional PDEs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
2,940 Views
20 Pages

The Langevin equation is a model for describing Brownian motion, while the Sturm–Liouville equation is an important mechanical model. This paper focuses on the solvability and stability of nonlinear impulsive Langevin and Sturm–Liouville...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Boundary Value Problems for Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equations: Theory, Methods and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,318 Views
21 Pages

This paper presents the design and analysis of Switched Fractional Order Model Reference Adaptive Controllers (SFOMRAC) for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) linear systems with unknown parameters. The proposed controller uses adaptive laws whose...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,317 Views
10 Pages

Ultrafast diffusion disperses faster than super-diffusion, and this has been proven by several theoretical and experimental investigations. The mean square displacement of ultrafast diffusion grows exponentially, which provides a significant challeng...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fractional Differential Equations and Their Applications, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,625 Views
21 Pages

Analysis and Warning Prediction of Tunnel Deformation Based on Multifractal Theory

  • Chengtao Yang,
  • Rendong Huang,
  • Dunwen Liu,
  • Weichao Qiu,
  • Ruiping Zhang and
  • Yu Tang

To better analyze the fluctuation characteristics and development law of tunnel deformation data, multifractal theory is applied to tunnel deformation analysis. That is, the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) model is first utilized...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal and Fractional in Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,619 Views
21 Pages

Properties and Applications of Symmetric Quantum Calculus

  • Miguel Vivas-Cortez,
  • Muhammad Zakria Javed,
  • Muhammad Uzair Awan,
  • Silvestru Sever Dragomir and
  • Ahmed M. Zidan

Symmetric derivatives and integrals are extensively studied to overcome the limitations of classical derivatives and integral operators. In the current investigation, we explore the quantum symmetric derivatives on finite intervals. We introduced the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Inequalities in Fractional Calculus and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,335 Views
13 Pages

This paper considers the numerical approximation to the fourth-order fractional diffusion-wave equation. Using a separation of variables, we can construct the exact solution for such a problem and then analyze its regularity. The obtained regularity...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fractional Differential Equations and Their Applications, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,134 Views
14 Pages

In this paper, we present a more general approach based on a Picard integral scheme for nonlinear partial differential equations with a variable time-fractional derivative of order α(x,t)(1,2) and space-fractional order s(0,1), wher...

(This article belongs to the Section Numerical and Computational Methods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
4,106 Views
15 Pages

Real-Time Synchronisation of Multiple Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems: An Application Study in Secure Communication

  • Bachir Nail,
  • Mahedi Abdelghani Atoussi,
  • Slami Saadi,
  • Imad Eddine Tibermacine and
  • Christian Napoli

In this paper, we use two Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems (FOCS)—one for the sender and one for the receiver—to determine the optimal synchronisation for a secure communication technique. With the help of the Step-By-Step Sliding-Mode Ob...

(This article belongs to the Section Complexity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,522 Views
32 Pages

This paper aims to incorporate the fractional derivative viscoelastic model into a finite element analysis. Firstly, based on the constitutive equation of the fractional derivative three-parameter solid model (FTS), the constitutive equation is discr...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,518 Views
12 Pages

Gaining insights into the space–time variations in the long-range dependence of sea surface chlorophyll is crucial for the early detection of environmental issues in oceans. To this end, 12 locations were selected along the Yangtze River and Pe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Processes and Systems in Computer Science and Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,507 Views
27 Pages

Review of the Fractional Black-Scholes Equations and Their Solution Techniques

  • Hongmei Zhang,
  • Mengchen Zhang,
  • Fawang Liu and
  • Ming Shen

The pioneering work in finance by Black, Scholes and Merton during the 1970s led to the emergence of the Black-Scholes (B-S) equation, which offers a concise and transparent formula for determining the theoretical price of an option. The establishmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,852 Views
27 Pages

Future communication, 5G, medical, and IoT systems need compact, green, efficient wideband sensors, and antennas. Novel linear and dual-polarized antennas for 5G, 6G, medical devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and healthcare monitoring sensor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractal Antennas: Design, Modeling and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,731 Views
17 Pages

In this paper, a fractional-order control method based on the twin-delayed deep deterministic policy gradient (TD3) algorithm in reinforcement learning is proposed. A fractional-order disturbance observer is designed to estimate the disturbances, and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Fractional-Order Systems to Automatic Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,770 Views
22 Pages

Regional integration and pairing assistance are two forms of cross-regional emergency collaboration practice carried out by the Chinese government. Based on the Chinese government’s emergency management practice, evolutionary game models of cro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,803 Views
19 Pages

Due to the widespread application of neural networks (NNs), and considering the respective advantages of fractional calculus (FC), inertial neural networks (INNs), cellular neural networks (CNNs), and fuzzy neural networks (FNNs), this paper investig...

(This article belongs to the Section Complexity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,308 Views
23 Pages

Financial stress can have significant implications for individuals, businesses, asset prices and the economy as a whole. This study examines the nonlinear structure and dynamic changes in the multifractal behavior of cross-correlation between the fin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Complexity, Fractality and Fractional Dynamics Applied to Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,108 Views
29 Pages

Investigating a Fractal–Fractional Mathematical Model of the Third Wave of COVID-19 with Vaccination in Saudi Arabia

  • Fawaz K. Alalhareth,
  • Mohammed H. Alharbi,
  • Noura Laksaci,
  • Ahmed Boudaoui and
  • Meroua Medjoudja

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). This virus has caused a global pandemic, marked by several mutations leading to multiple waves of infection. This paper proposes a...

(This article belongs to the Section General Mathematics, Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,109 Views
18 Pages

Decay Properties for Transmission System with Infinite Memory and Distributed Delay

  • Hicham Saber,
  • Abdelkader Braik,
  • Noureddine Bahri,
  • Abderrahmane Beniani,
  • Tariq Alraqad,
  • Yousef Jawarneh and
  • Khaled Zennir

We consider a damped transmission problem in a bounded domain where the damping is effective in a neighborhood of a suitable subset of the boundary. Using the semigroup approach together with Hille–Yosida theorem, we prove the existence and uni...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics: Theory, Methods and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,690 Views
19 Pages

An Efficient Cubic B-Spline Technique for Solving the Time Fractional Coupled Viscous Burgers Equation

  • Usama Ghafoor,
  • Muhammad Abbas,
  • Tayyaba Akram,
  • Emad K. El-Shewy,
  • Mahmoud A. E. Abdelrahman and
  • Noura F. Abdo

The second order Burger’s equation model is used to study the turbulent fluids, suspensions, shock waves, and the propagation of shallow water waves. In the present research, we investigate a numerical solution to the time fractional coupled-Bu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Simulations and Advanced Techniques for Nonlinear Fractional Evolution Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,517 Views
18 Pages

In this paper, we propose a secure image encryption method using compressive sensing (CS) and a two-dimensional linear canonical transform (2D LCT). First, the SHA256 of the source image is used to generate encryption security keys. As a result, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,958 Views
19 Pages

Approximating Partial Differential Equations with Physics-Informed Legendre Multiwavelets CNN

  • Yahong Wang,
  • Wenmin Wang,
  • Cheng Yu,
  • Hongbo Sun and
  • Ruimin Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to leverage the advantages of physics-informed neural network (PINN) and convolutional neural network (CNN) by using Legendre multiwavelets (LMWs) as basis functions to approximate partial differential equations (PDEs). W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,910 Views
16 Pages

Fractal Analysis on the Crushing Characteristics of Soil-Soft Rock Mixtures under Compaction

  • Fengyun Hu,
  • Keneng Zhang,
  • Kaofei Zhu,
  • Bintian Li,
  • Zhao Zhang and
  • Yong He

Soil-rock mixtures (SRM) are extensively utilized as filling materials in engineering slopes and roadbeds. A comprehensive understanding of the crushing characteristics of SRM during compaction is essential for precisely controlling its mechanical pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,180 Views
20 Pages

We develop and analyze an explicit finite difference scheme that satisfies a bound-preserving principle for space–time fractional advection equations with the orders of 0<α and β1. The stability (and convergence...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in the Spatial and Temporal Discretizations of Fractional PDEs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,525 Views
21 Pages

The two-parameter Wright special function is an interesting mathematical object that arises in the theory of the space and time-fractional diffusion equations. Moreover, many other special functions are particular instantiations of the Wright functio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Differential Operators with Classical and New Memory Kernels)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,858 Views
24 Pages

To solve the shortcomings of the Otsu image segmentation algorithm based on traditional Moth–Flame Optimization (MFO), such as its poor segmentation accuracy, slow convergence, and tendency to fall into local optimum, this paper proposes fracti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,166 Views
14 Pages

This study aims to prove the existence and uniqueness of the (ω,c)-periodic solution as a specific solution to Hadamard impulsive boundary value integro-differential equations with fixed lower limits. The results are proven using the Banach con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractional Integral and Derivative Operators with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,924 Views
12 Pages

A Discrete-Time Fractional-Order Flocking Control Algorithm of Multi-Agent Systems

  • Haotian Chen,
  • Ming He,
  • Wei Han,
  • Sicong Liu and
  • Chenyue Wei

In this paper, a discrete-time fractional flocking control algorithm of multi-agent systems is put forward to address the slow convergence issue of multi-agent systems. Firstly, by introducing Grünwald-Letnikov (G-L) fractional derivatives, the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,600 Views
14 Pages

Bang-Bang Property and Time-Optimal Control for Caputo Fractional Differential Systems

  • Shimaa H. Abel-Gaid,
  • Ahlam Hasan Qamlo and
  • Bahaa Gaber Mohamed

In this paper, by using the controllability method, a bang-bang property and a time optimal control problem for time fractional differential systems (FDS) are considered. First, we formulate our problem and prove the existence theorem. We then state...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Solutions of Caputo-Type Fractional Differential Equations and Derivatives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,686 Views
46 Pages

We are concerned in this paper with the stability and bifurcation problems for three-neuron-based bi-directional associative memory neural networks that are involved with time delays in transmission terms and possess Caputo fractional derivatives of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art in Fractional-Order Neural Networks: Theory, Design and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,511 Views
14 Pages

The effect of different acids on the pore structure and fractal characteristics of micropores and mesopores was determined with the help of low-temperature liquid nitrogen adsorption, X-ray diffraction, and the Frenkel–Halsey–Hill (FHH) m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractal Analysis and Its Applications in Rock Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,588 Views
19 Pages

This paper proposes a modeling and analysis method for a Caputo–Fabrizio (C-F) definition-based fractional-order Boost converter with fractional-order inductive loads. The proposed method analyzes the system characteristics of a fractional-orde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Mathematical Modelling: Theory, Methods and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,401 Views
18 Pages

The highly oscillatory algebraic singular Volterra integral equations cannot be solved directly. A collocation numerical method is proposed to overcome the difficulty created by the highly oscillatory algebraic singular kernel. This paper is composed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,341 Views
26 Pages

Tempered fractional Brownian motion (TFBM) and tempered fractional Brownian motion of the second kind (TFBMII) modify the power-law kernel in the moving average representation of fractional Brownian motion by introducing exponential tempering. We con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modern Methods for Fractal and Multifractal Analysis of Time Series: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,343 Views
19 Pages

This article discusses the adaptive output synchronization problem of coupled fractional-order memristive reaction-diffusion neural networks (CFOMRDNNs) with multiple output couplings or multiple output derivative couplings. Firstly, by using Lyapuno...

(This article belongs to the Section Complexity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,955 Views
13 Pages

In this paper, new stability criteria for linear time-invariant fractional-order systems (LTIFOSs) based on linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) are derived. The solved variable of the existing LMI formulations is generalized to a complex one. In additi...

(This article belongs to the Section Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,780 Views
17 Pages

We investigate the influence of a self-propelling, out-of-equilibrium active particle on generalized elastic systems, including flexible and semi-flexible polymers, fluid membranes, and fluctuating interfaces, while accounting for long-ranged hydrody...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Calculus in the Design, Control and Implementation of Complex Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,966 Views
15 Pages

This paper introduces a new fast image encryption scheme based on a chaotic system and cyclic shift in the integer wavelet domain. In order to increase the effectiveness and security of encryption, we propose a new diffusion scheme by using bidirecti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fractional Fourier Transforms and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,392 Views
15 Pages

A novel numerical scheme based on the Bell wavelets is proposed to obtain numerical solutions of the fractional integro-differential equations with weakly singular kernels. Bell wavelets are first proposed and their properties are studied, and the fr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Solutions of Caputo-Type Fractional Differential Equations and Derivatives)
XFacebookLinkedIn
Fractal Fract. - ISSN 2504-3110