We consider finite element Galerkin solutions for the space fractional diffusion equation with a nonlinear source term. Existence, stability, and order of convergence of approximate solutions for the backward Euler fully discrete scheme have been discussed as well as for the semidiscrete scheme. The analytical convergent orders are obtained asO(k+hγ˜), whereγ˜is a constant depending on the order of fractional derivative. Numerical computations are presented, which confirm the theoretical results when the equation has a linear source term. When the equation has a nonlinear source term, numerical results show that the diffusivity depends on the order of fractional derivative as we expect.
Abstract. Numerical solutions for the evolutionary space fractional order differential equations are considered. A predictor corrector method is applied in order to obtain numerical solutions for the equation without solving nonlinear systems iteratively at every time step. Theoretical error estimates are performed and computational results are given to show the theoretical results.
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