1. Introduction
Fractional calculus has gained considerable attention across various scientific and engineering disciplines due to its broad range of applications and its crucial role in describing the complex dynamic behavior of real-world phenomena such as biological populations, diffusion processes, fluid dynamics, and traffic systems. This mathematical framework demonstrates considerable effectiveness in the examination of wave phenomena observed in diverse scientific and technological areas.
Time-fractional third-order dispersive partial differential equations are very important in the area of mathematics, as they are essential for modeling complex dynamical systems and developing advanced analytical techniques. In [
1], a combination of the Laplace Transform (LT) and the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) was employed to solve various forms of the (dKdV) equation. Authors in [
2] investigated the KdV-Burgers equation with non-singular kernel operators using a modified double Laplace transform approach. The Fractional Differential Transform Method (FDTM) and its modified form (MFDTM) have also been used to derive solutions of fractional third-order dispersive partial differential equations in both one- and multi-dimensional domains [
3].
A hybrid numerical scheme combining the Sumudu Transform and the Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) was proposed in [
4] for solving time-fractional third-order dispersive partial differential equations. The authors in [
5] introduced a novel Fractional Shehu Transform Iterative Method (FSTIM) to handle nonlinear time-fractional hyperbolic partial differential equations (NTFHPDEs).
More recently, a comprehensive computational framework based on the conformable Laplace–Adomian decomposition method was introduced in [
6] to address KdV models, demonstrating the efficiency of hybrid integral transform approaches in handling dispersive systems. The authors in [
7] addressed third-order dispersive equations by applying a decomposition approach that combines the Sumudu and generalized Laplace transforms. Appadu and Kelil [
8] utilized various semi-analytic techniques, including LADM, homotopy perturbation (HPM), and RDTM, while further developing the Bernstein ALDM to handle linearized dKdV equations with both homogeneous and inhomogeneous source terms.
The numerical behavior of third- and fifth-order dKdV equations was analyzed in [
9,
10]. In [
11], numerical approximations for third-order linear and nonlinear dispersive partial differential equations were obtained using newly developed three-level implicit schemes. The spectral tau method, a numerical technique, was employed to resolve the linearized time-fractional KdV-type equations [
12]. The authors in [
13] utilized the Reduced Differential Transform Method (RDTM) to obtain both approximate and exact solutions for time-fractional third-order dispersive equations, highlighting the method’s efficacy and the simplicity of handling fractional derivatives. Also, the authors in [
14] developed and tested a finite-difference theta-method for solving the same equations. This method gave detailed stability and convergence results that prove the proposed numerical approach is correct.
The Method (NGLTDM) was introduced in [
15] to obtain solutions of the singular one-dimensional Boussinesq equation. In [
16], in order to study the convergence analysis of the nonlinear time-fractional differential equations, the ANDM was suggested. The primary purpose of this research is to offer and analyze the
NGLT and establish its fundamental properties through several theorems. Moreover, we extend its application to fractional partial derivatives and employ the method (NGLTDM) to derive analytical solutions for fractional dKdV-type equations. This method offers a robust and efficient framework for addressing intricate fractional differential equations, presenting extensive applicability across diverse scientific and engineering domains. The Paper’s Main Points
Section 2 presents fundamental concepts, encompassing definitions of fractional calculus, the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform (NGLT), and the Generalized Laplace Transform. In
Section 3, we go into great detail about the NGLT and NGLTDM methods for solving the fractional (dkdv) equations.
Section 3.1 looks at how stable the NGLTDM is. Section Convergence Analysis of the NGLTDM Framework looks at how the NGLTDM converges.
Section 6 shows how the suggested methods work by using examples of third-order linear and nonlinear fractional dispersive partial differential equations.
Section 5 expands the methodology by utilizing the DNGLTDM on the fractional two-dimensional dKdV equation.
2. Definitions and Ideas
In this section of the paper, we provide fundamental definitions and initial concepts related to fractional calculus and the NGLT, which are important tools for this study. The generalized Laplace transform of the function is represented by in the next definition.
Definition 1 ([
17]).
If is a function that can be integrated for all values of , its Generalized Laplace Transform (GLT), denoted by , is given by the integralwhich and . Definition 2 ([
18]).
If and , then the Riemann-Liouville fractional integral differential RLIFD regarding to ρ is given by Here, , and denotes the left RLIFD of order .
Definition 3 ([
18]).
when the integral exists, the RLIFD of order ρ, where , is defined aswhere denotes the left Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative of order ρ. Definition 4 ([
19,
20,
21,
22]).
The fractional derivative of in the Caputo sense is given by In the following, we introduce the NGLT: [
23]
Definition 5. Let and be functions defined for . The NGLT of and the Double NGLT (DNGLT) of are defined asandwhere and denote the NGLT and DNGLT, respectively, and the parameters correspond to the transform variables associated with , and χ. The INGLT is given by
and
The NGLT and DNGLT of
and
are represented by
and
, respectively. Thus, the transforms of
and
are given by
Example 1. The NGLT of isHence, The following definitions and theorems of the Banach fixed-point theorem are useful for studying the stability and convergence of solutions in this paper.
Definition 6. Let be a mapping of a set Δ into itself. A point is called a fixed point of Υ if Definition 7 ([
24]).
Let be a metric space. A mapping is called a contraction on Δ if there exists such that, for all , Theorem 1 (Banach’s Fixed-Point Theorem [
5,
25]).
Consider a metric space , where . Suppose that Δ is complete and that is a contraction on Δ. Then Υ has a unique fixed point. Theorem 2. Let be a Banach space, and let be a self-map satisfyingThen Υ is Picard Υ-stable. 3. Hybrid Approach Using the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform and Decomposition Method (NGLTDM)
This part explains the basic ideas behind the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform Decomposition Method (NGLTDM), which is used to solve third-order linear and nonlinear fractional dispersive partial differential equations.
Let us examine the subsequent one-dimensional KdV equation through an initial condition:
and
Here,
indicates the Caputo fractional operator,
L denotes the linear differential operator,
N represents the general nonlinear differential operator, and
corresponds to the external source term.
To investigate the solution of Equation (
8), the next procedures for analysis are systematically outlined:
Step 1: By applying the NGLT, Equation (
8) becomes
Step 2: Employing Equation (
6), we get
where
and
are the NT and NGLT for
and
, in that order.
Step 3: Multiplying Equation (
11) by
, we obtain
Step 4: Applying the INGLT to Equation (
12),
Step 5: Here,
represents the evaluation of the source term and the initial condition. For the linear component, the following formulation is employed:
For the nonlinear component, the formulation is expressed as follows:
where
is given by
Substituting Equations (
14) and (
15) into Equation (
13), we get
where
The series solution of Equation (
8) is given by
Assuming the existence of the inverse Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform (INGLT) for the right-hand side of Equation (
18).
3.1. Stability Analysis of the NGLTDM Approach
This subsection presents a rigorous investigation into the stability conditions of the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform Decomposition Method (NGLTDM) when applied to the fractional dispersive Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation. To establish stability, a necessary condition is formulated and verified. Specifically, it is shown that the mapping associated with NGLTDM, as defined in Equation (
19), satisfies the criteria outlined in Theorem 2, thereby ensuring Picard stability of the proposed solution framework.
Theorem 3. Let be a Banach space and Υ be a self-map of Δ defined bywhich is Υ-stable if: - (i)
, for some ,
- (ii)
, for some ,
- (iii)
, for .
Proof. Initially, we establish the existence of a fixed point for the operator
. To achieve this, consider
, for which the following holds:
and
By subtracting Equation (
22) from Equation (
21), we get
By taking the norm on both sides of Equation (
23), and without loss of generality, we obtain the following expression:
Therefore Equation (
23) can be written as follows:
Utilizing the fundamental properties of the norm, the analysis proceeds as follows:
Let us now proceed under the assumption that
and
for some
Consequently, Equation (
25) can be written in the following form
Using the properties of the NGLT, we have
Substituting Equation (
27) into Equation (
26), we obtain
where
. Therefore, the self-mapping operator
admits a fixed point. We now proceed to demonstrate that
fulfills the criteria outlined in Theorem 2. To this end, we consider the following:
for
and
. This confirms that the self-mapping operator
satisfies the conditions stipulated in Theorem 3. Hence, by Theorem 2, the NGLTDM is Picard
-stable if
. □
Convergence Analysis of the NGLTDM Framework
To investigate the convergence of the series solution presented in Equation (
19), classical analytical techniques are employed to derive sufficient conditions ensuring both convergence and error control. These results pertain to the application of the NGLTDM in solving the time-fractional dispersive Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation with nonlinear components as formulated in Equation (
8).
Theorem 4. Let be a Banach space and let us consider that the functions and are defined within the framework. Here, ζ denotes a constant, and . The series solution of Equation (19) converges to the solution in Equation (8). Proof. In order to establish that
constitutes a Cauchy sequence in
, let
denote the partial sum sequence corresponding to Equation (
19). Assume that
Given a partial sum sequence
and
where
and
, utilizing the triangle inequality, it follows that
From
, we notice that
thus
and since
is bounded, hence
as
. Hence, the sequence
is a Cauchy sequence.
Consequently, the sequence lies in the Banach space
. It follows that the corresponding series solution of Equation (
19) converges, thereby completing the proof of the theorem. □
Theorem 5. The solution’s maximum absolute truncation error of Equation (19) assuming Equation (8) is obtained as follows Proof. From Equation (
29), we get
From
, we notice that
. Then, we have
Thus, the proof is established. □
4. Applications
This section analyzes nonlinear dispersive (dKdV)-type equations offering solutions for particular cases of linear and nonlinear time-fractional dispersive equations. Maple was employed to illustrate both exact and approximate solutions.
Example 2 ([
26]).
The fractional dKdV equation, accompanied by the prescribed initial condition is formulated the following way:andOn utilizing NGLT for Equation (30) and using NT for Equation (31), it follows that By multiplying both sides of Equation (32) by and substituting the Natural transform of the initial condition, we derive the following expression: Using the series expansions for and in Equation (33), we obtainand so By applying the INGLT to Equation (35) followed by the implementation of the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM), we obtainandwhere This is how the first two terms of the sequence are written:thusHence,At we haveUltimately, the approximate solution to Equation (30) is represented by the following formulation: Accordingly, the exact solution corresponding to is represented by the following expression:Figure 1 depicts the behavior of for at various values of δ, showing that the approximate solutions converge closely to the exact solution. Next, we introduce the NGLTDM, which is used to study and solve the nonlinear fractional dKdV equation.
Problem: Think about the nonlinear one-dimensional fractional dKdV equation, which is defined by the starting point:
with
where
and
are given functions, and
a and
b are constants.
To obtain the solution of Equation (
37), we apply the NGLTDM, which yields
where
is the Natural Transform of
, and
is the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform of
.
Applying the decomposition approach gives
The initial term of the series is given by
and the recursive relation for subsequent terms is expressed as
where
, and the first few Adomian polynomials are:
Hence, the approximate solution of Equation (
37) can be expressed as
By setting
,
, and
in Equation (
37), We get the following example to help us understand.
Example 3. Take into account the following nonlinear one-dimensional fractional dKdV equation with the initial condition:and By using Equations (41) and (42), we can obtain The remaining components are derived using By substituting into Equation (47), we obtain the following result: Accordingly, the approximate solution to Equation (44) is given by: In Figure 2, we give the plots of for different values of In particular, when , we obtain: The result is consistent with the findings reported in [7]. Figure 2 illustrates the plots of for at different values of δ, showing the influence of the fractional parameter on the solution behavior. It demonstrates that as δ varies, the approximate solutions converge smoothly and consistently toward the exact solution. 5. Application of DNGLTDM to Fractional Two-Dimensional Dispersive KdV Equation
This section employs the DNGLTDM to solve third-order two-dimensional fractional dispersive partial differential equations.
Let us examine the following two-dimensional dKdV equation with a linear form and an initial condition:
and
Here,
denotes the Caputo fractional operator,
L represents the linear differential operator, and
corresponds to the external source term.
To investigate the solution of Equation (
48), the following analytical steps are systematically outlined to guide the application of DNGLTDM and ensure a rigorous procedure for solving the associated fractional dispersive partial differential equation.
Step 1: Applying the Double Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform (DNGLT) to Equation (
48) gives
Step 2: Using Equation (
6), we obtain
where
and
are the DNT and the DNGLT of
and
, respectively.
Step 3: Multiplying Equation (
51) by
, we obtain
Step 4: Applying the inverse DNGLT to Equation (
52) yields
where
.
Step 5: The function
represents the contribution from the source term and initial condition. For the linear component, the following decomposition series solution is proposed:
Substituting Equation (
54) into Equation (
53) gives
Therefore, the required recursive relations are:
and
We presume the existence of IDNGLT for each term in the aforementioned equations. In the next example, the DNGLTDM is used to solve dkdv in three-dimensional space, especially when the initial conditions are given.
Example 4. Consider the non-homogeneous fractional dkdv in two-dimensional space with the initial condition:and By employing the previously described DNGLTDM to Equation (58), we obtain the following series representation for the solution: We get the following by running the inverse on the right side: The first component is given by The recursive elements are defined by At , Equation (63) becomes Hence, after simplification, we obtain: By substituting in Equation (63), we get From this, we derive the approximate solution:Figure 3 presents the behavior of for , , and at several values of δ. It clearly illustrates how variations in the fractional parameter δ affect the solution structure, showing that the approximate solutions converge smoothly toward the exact solution as δ increases. 6. Conclusions
This research presents a robust analytical methodology, the NGLTDM, which amalgamates the Natural Generalized-Laplace Transform with the Decomposition Method. The suggested method has been successfully used to solve fractional third-order dispersive partial differential equations. It provides an efficient and systematic way to find both exact and approximate solutions.
A number of examples are used to show that the method is accurate and works well with complex fractional systems. The resulting series solutions converge quickly and are very stable. Additionally, the developed method can be successfully generalized to a broader category of nonlinear fractional partial differential equations, with significant applications in multiple domains of applied mathematics, physics, and engineering.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, H.E. and S.A.; methodology, H.E.; software, S.A.; validation, H.E. and S.A. formal analysis, H.E. and S.M.; investigation, H.E.; resources, H.E.; data curation, S.M.; writing—original draft preparation, H.E. and S.M.; writing—review and editing, H.E.; visualization, S.A.; supervision, H.E.; project administration, H.E.; funding acquisition, S.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Ongoing Research Funding program (ORF-2025-948), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Data Availability Statement
The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author(s).
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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