Anomalous Diffusion Equation Modeled by the Joint Use of Domain Boundary
Element Method and Analytical Derived Solution Based on Green Equation
Abstract
Mathematical formulation of the diffusion phenomenon might be described
through a differential equation, which takes into account complementary
and different effects with respect to the physical processes simulated
with the support of the Fick´s equation, which is usually adopted to
represent the diffusion process. In particular, diffusion applied to
spatio-temporal retention problems with bimodal mass transmission are
highlighted. To better understand this physical phenomenon, the proper
use of the analytical Green function (GF) or the steady-state
fundamental solution was investigated. In this case, we use the Boundary
Element Method formulation is presented for the solution of the
anomalous diffusion equation for one-dimensional problems. The
formulation employs the steady-state fundamental solution. Besides the
basic integral equation, another one is required, due to the
fourth-order differential operator in the differential equation of the
problem. The domain discretization employs linear cells. The first order
time derivative is approximated by a backward finite difference scheme.
Two examples are presented. Numerical results are compared with
analytical solutions, showing good agreement between them.