@article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Smoothness properties of solutions of Caputo-type fractional differential equations}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {10}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, number = {2}, pages = {151 -- 160}, abstract = {We consider ordinary fractional differential equations with Caputo-type differential operators with smooth right-hand sides. In various places in the literature one can find the statement that such equations cannot have smooth solutions. We prove that this is wrong, and we give a full charac-terization of the situations where smooth solutions exist. The results can be extended to a class of weakly singular Volterra integral equations.}, language = {en} } @article{FreedDiethelm, author = {Freed, Alan D. and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Caputo derivatives in viscoelasticity: A non-linear finite-deformation theory for tissue}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {10}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, number = {3}, pages = {219 -- 248}, abstract = {The popular elastic law of Fung that describes the non-linear stress-strain behavior of soft biological tissues is extended into a viscoelastic ma-terial model that incorporates fractional derivatives in the sense of Caputo. This one-dimensional material model is then transformed into a three-dimensional constitutive model that is suitable for general analysis. The model is derived in a configuration that differs from the current, or spatial, configuration by a rigid-body rotation; it being the polar config-uration. Mappings for the fractional-order operators of integration and differentiation between the polar and spatial configurations are presented as a theorem. These mappings are used in the construction of the proposed viscoelastic model.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Multi-term fractional differential equations, multi-order fractional differential systems and their numerical solution}, series = {Journal Europ{\´e}en des Syst{\`e}mes Automatis{\´e}s}, volume = {42}, journal = {Journal Europ{\´e}en des Syst{\`e}mes Automatis{\´e}s}, number = {6}, doi = {10.3166/jesa.42.665-676}, pages = {665 -- 676}, abstract = {Fractional differential equations containing only one fractional derivative are a well understood and frequently used tool for the mathematical description of many physical processes, but they are not always sufficient to reflect all the relevant phenomena. It is sometimes necessary to use models with more than one fractional derivative. We describe two important mathematical ways to use this concept: multi-term equations and multi-order systems. First we show the relations between these two concepts. Then we investigate their most important analytical properties, and finally we look at numerical methods for their approximate solution.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {On the separation of solutions of fractional differential equations}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {11}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, pages = {259 -- 268}, abstract = {Consider two different solutions of a first-order differential equation. Under rather general conditions we know that these two functions are separated from each other, i.e. their graphs never meet or even cross each other. We ask whether such a result is true for Caputo-type fractional differential equations as well. We can give a partial answer that is positive in some situations and negative under different assumptions. For the remaining cases we state a conjecture and explain why we believe in it. A key ingredient of the analysis is a result concerning the existence of zeros of the solutions of a class of Volterra equations.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmFord, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Ford, Neville J.}, title = {Numerical analysis for distributed-order differential equations}, series = {Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics}, volume = {225}, journal = {Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1016/j.cam.2008.07.018}, pages = {96 -- 104}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DiethelmKassemMantheyThiloetal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Kassem-Manthey, Koutaiba and Thilo, Frank and Grauer, Manfred}, title = {On the application of computational optimization methods to increase the efficiency of metal forming processes}, series = {Proceedings of the IVth European Conference on Computational Mechanics}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the IVth European Conference on Computational Mechanics}, address = {Paris}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {An efficient parallel algorithm for the numerical solution of fractional differential equations}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {14}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, doi = {10.2478/s13540-011-0029-1}, pages = {475 -- 490}, abstract = {The numerical solution of differential equations of fractional order is known to be a computationally very expensive problem due to the nonlocal nature of the fractional differential operators. We demonstrate that parallelization may be used to overcome these difficulties. To this end we propose to implement the fractional version of the second-order Adams-Bashforth-Moulton method on a parallel computer. According to many recent publications, this algorithm has been successfully applied to a large number of fractional differential equations arising from a variety of application areas. The precise nature of the parallelization concept is discussed in detail and some examples are given to show the viability of our approach.}, language = {en} } @article{anMeyBiersdorfBischofetal., author = {an Mey, Dieter and Biersdorf, Scott and Bischof, Christian and Diethelm, Kai and Eschweiler, Dominic and Gerndt, Michael and Kn{\"u}pfer, Andreas and Lorenz, Daniel and Malony, Allen and Nagel, Wolfgang E. and Oleynik, Yury and R{\"o}ssel, Christian and Saviankou, Pavel and Schmidl, Dirk and Shende, Sameer and Wagner, Michael and Wesarg, Bert and Wolf, Felix}, title = {Score-P: A Unified Performance Measurement System for Petascale Applications}, series = {Competence in High Performance Computing 2010}, journal = {Competence in High Performance Computing 2010}, editor = {Bischof, Christian and Hegering, Heinz-Gerd and Nagel, Wolfgang E. and Wittum, Gabriel}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {978-3-642-24024-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-24025-6_8}, pages = {85 -- 97}, abstract = {The rapidly growing number of cores on modern supercomputers imposes scalability demands not only on applications but also on the software tools needed for their development. At the same time, increasing application and system complexity makes the optimization of parallel codes more difficult, creating a need for scalable performance-analysis technology with advanced functionality. However, delivering such an expensive technology can hardly be accomplished by single tool developers and requires higher degrees of collaboration within the HPC community. The unified performance-measurement system Score-P is a joint effort of several academic performance-tool builders, funded under the BMBF program HPC-Software f{\"u}r skalierbare Parallelrechner in the SILC project (Skalierbare Infrastruktur zur automatischen Leistungsanalyse paralleler Codes). It is being developed with the objective of creating a common basis for several complementary optimization tools in the service of enhanced scalability, improved interoperability, and reduced maintenance cost.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmFord, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Ford, Neville J.}, title = {Volterra integral equations and fractional calculus: Do neighbouring solutions intersect?}, series = {Journal of Integral Equations and Applications}, volume = {24}, journal = {Journal of Integral Equations and Applications}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1216/JIE-2012-24-1-25}, pages = {25 -- 37}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {The mean value theorems and a Nagumo-type uniqueness theorem for Caputo's fractional calculus}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {15}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, doi = {10.2478/s13540-012-0022-3}, pages = {304 -- 313}, abstract = {We generalize the classical mean value theorem of differential calculus by allowing the use of a Caputo-type fractional derivative instead of the commonly used first-order derivative. Similarly, we generalize the classical mean value theorem for integrals by allowing the corresponding fractional integral, viz. the Riemann-Liouville operator, instead of a classical (firstorder) integral. As an application of the former result we then prove a uniqueness theorem for initial value problems involving Caputo-type fractional differential operators. This theorem generalizes the classical Nagumo theorem for first-order differential equations.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Erratum: The mean value theorems and a Nagumo-type uniqueness theorem for Caputo's fractional calculus}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {20}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, doi = {10.1515/fca-2017-0082}, pages = {1567 -- 1570}, abstract = {In some of the statements of the author's paper "The mean value theorems and a Nagumo-type uniqueness theorem for Caputo's fractional calculus" (Fract. Calc. Appl. Anal. 15, No 2 (2012), pp. 304-313), a factor α was missing. This note provides the correct formulations.}, language = {en} } @article{KnuepferRoesselanMeyetal., author = {Kn{\"u}pfer, Andreas and R{\"o}ssel, Christian and an Mey, Dieter and Diethelm, Kai and Biersdorf, Scott and Eschweiler, Dominic and Geimer, Markus and Gerndt, Michael and Lorenz, Daniel and Malony, Allen and Nagel, Wolfgang E. and Oleynik, Yury and Philippen, Peter and Saviankou, Pavel and Schmidl, Dirk and Shende, Sameer and Tsch{\"u}ter, Ronny and Wagner, Michael and Wesarg, Bert and Wolf, Felix}, title = {Score-P: A Joint Performance Measurement Run-Time Infrastructure for Periscope, Scalasca, TAU, and Vampir}, series = {Tools for High Performance Computing 2011}, journal = {Tools for High Performance Computing 2011}, editor = {Brunst, Holger and M{\"u}ller, Matthias S. and Nagel, Wolfgang E. and Resch, Michael M.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {978-3-642-31475-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-31476-6_7}, pages = {79 -- 91}, abstract = {This paper gives an overview about the Score-P performance measurement infrastructure which is being jointly developed by leading HPC performance tools groups. It motivates the advantages of the joint undertaking from both the developer and the user perspectives, and presents the design and components of the newly developed Score-P performance measurement infrastructure. Furthermore, it contains first evaluation results in comparison with existing performance tools and presents an outlook to the long-term cooperative development of the new system.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Error bounds for the numerical integration of functions with limited smoothness}, series = {SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis}, volume = {52}, journal = {SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1137/130921246}, pages = {877 -- 879}, abstract = {Recently, Trefethen (SIAM Rev., 50 (2008), pp. 67--87) and Xiang and Bornemann (SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 50 (2012), pp. 2581--2587) investigated error bounds for n-point Gauss and Clenshaw--Curtis quadrature for the Legendre weight with integrands having limited smoothness properties. Putting their results into the context of classical quadrature theory, we find that the observed behavior is by no means surprising and that it can essentially be proved for a very large class of quadrature formulas with respect to a broad set of weight functions.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {An extension of the well-posedness concept for fractional differential equations of Caputo's type}, series = {Applicable Analysis}, volume = {93}, journal = {Applicable Analysis}, number = {10}, doi = {10.1080/00036811.2013.872776}, pages = {2126 -- 2135}, abstract = {It is well known that, under standard assumptions, initial value problems for fractional ordinary differential equations involving Caputo-type derivatives are well posed in the sense that a unique solution exists and that this solution continuously depends on the given function, the initial value, and the order of the derivative. Here, we extend this well-posedness concept to the extent that we also allow the location of the starting point of the differential operator to be changed, and we prove that the solution depends on this parameter in a continuous way too if the usual assumptions are satisfied. Similarly, the solution to the corresponding terminal value problems depends on the location of the starting point and of the terminal point in a continuous way too.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Monotonicity of Functions and Sign Changes of Their Caputo Derivatives}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {19}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, doi = {10.1515/fca-2016-0029}, pages = {561 -- 566}, abstract = {It is well known that a continuously differentiable function is monotone in an interval [a, b] if and only if its first derivative does not change its sign there. We prove that this is equivalent to requiring that the Caputo derivatives of all orders α ∈ (0, 1) with starting point a of this function do not have a change of sign there. In contrast to what is occasionally conjectured, it is not sufficient if the Caputo derivatives have a constant sign for a few values of α ∈ (0, 1) only.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Properties of the solutions to "fractionalized" ODE systems, with applications to processes arising in the life sciences}, series = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications 2016, Vol. 1}, volume = {1}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications 2016, Vol. 1}, editor = {Spasic, D. T. and Grahovac, N. and Zigic, M. and Rapaic, M. and Atanackovic, T. M.}, publisher = {Faculty of Technical Sciences}, address = {Novi Sad}, pages = {32 -- 44}, abstract = {Traditional mathematical models for many phenomena in various different fields of science are based on the use of integer order derivatives. These models are usually well understood from an analytic point of view, in particular regarding the qualitative behaviour of their solutions. The availability of such information is important for evaluating whether the mathematical model really reflects the actual properties that the process in question has, and thus for showing that the set of equations is indeed a suitable model for the concrete process. In many cases, fractional order generalizations of the integer order models allow to obtain better quantitative agreement with experimental data, but the knowledge about qualitative properties is frequently lacking. Thus, the question whether the fractional order model is in fact able to correctly reproduce the behaviour that the underlying process must exhibit frequently remains unanswered. In this paper we want to use a specific example from the life sciences, viz. a model describing a fermentation process, in order to initiate a discussion of this matter.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {A note on the midpoint rectangle formula for Riemann-Stieltjes integrals}, series = {Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation}, volume = {74}, journal = {Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation}, number = {12}, pages = {920 -- 922}, abstract = {The midpoint rectangle formula for Riemann-Stieltjes integrals is known to provide an O(h2) error bound if the integrator is linear, but only an O(h) bound in the general case. Recently Xie et al. (J. Stat. Comput. Simulation 73 (2003), 59-70) have provided sufficient conditions for O(h2) bounds also for nonlinear integrators. We now provide additional insight by giving alternative sufficient conditions that may be used in cases where those of Xie et al. are not applicable. Specifically, our bounds have a simpler structure.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmLuchko, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Luchko, Yuri}, title = {Numerical solution of linear multi-term initial value problems of fractional order}, series = {Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications}, volume = {6}, journal = {Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications}, number = {3}, pages = {243 -- 263}, abstract = {In this paper, a new algorithm for the numerical solution of the initial value problems for general linear multi-term differential equations of frac-tional order with constant coefficients and fractional derivatives defined in the Caputo sense is presented. The algorithm essentially uses some ideas from the convolution quadrature and discretized operational calculus. An-other basic element of the method is the formulas for analytical solution of the problem under consideration given in terms of the Mittag-Leffler type functions. Error estimates and numerical examples are presented. Special attention is given to the comparison of the numerical results obtained by the new algorithm with those found by other known methods.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DamelinDiethelm, author = {Damelin, Steven B. and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Weighted polynomial approximation and Hilbert transforms: Their connections to the numerical solution of singular integral equations}, series = {Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications}, publisher = {Dynamic Publishers}, address = {Atlanta}, pages = {20 -- 26}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmFordFordetal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Ford, Judith M. and Ford, Neville J. and Weilbeer, Marc}, title = {A comparison of backward differentiation approaches for ordinary and partial differential equations of fractional order}, series = {Fractional Differentiation and its Applications}, journal = {Fractional Differentiation and its Applications}, editor = {Le Mehaute, A. and Tenreiro Machado, Jos{\´e} A. and Trigeassou, J. C. and Sabatier, J.}, publisher = {Ubooks}, address = {Neus{\"a}ß}, pages = {557 -- 569}, language = {en} } @article{FreedDiethelm, author = {Freed, Alan D. and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Tensor fields for use in fractional-order viscoelasticity}, series = {Fractional Differentiation and its Applications}, journal = {Fractional Differentiation and its Applications}, editor = {Le Mehaute, A. and Tenreiro Machado, Jos{\´e} A. and Trigeassou, J. C. and Sabatier, J.}, publisher = {Ubooks}, address = {Neus{\"a}ß}, pages = {169 -- 182}, language = {en} } @article{DamelinDiethelm, author = {Damelin, Steven B. and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Numerical approximation and stability of singular integral equations for Freud exponential weights on the line}, series = {Journal of Integral Equations Applications}, volume = {16}, journal = {Journal of Integral Equations Applications}, number = {3}, doi = {10.1216/jiea/1181075285}, pages = {273 -- 292}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {The order of convergence of modified interpolatory quadratures for singular integrals of Cauchy type}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik}, volume = {75}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik}, pages = {621 -- 622}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmKitzingPicardetal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Kitzing, Konrad and Picard, Rainer and Siegmund, Stefan and Trostorff, Sascha and Waurick, Marcus}, title = {A Hilbert Space Approach to Fractional Differential Equations}, series = {Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations}, volume = {34}, journal = {Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations}, doi = {10.1007/s10884-020-09932-6}, pages = {481 -- 504}, abstract = {We study fractional differential equations of Riemann-Liouville and Caputo type in Hilbert spaces. Using exponentially weighted spaces of functions defined on R, we define fractional operators by means of a functional calculus using the Fourier transform. Main tools are extrapolation- and interpolation spaces. Main results are the existence and uniqueness of solutions and the causality of solution operators for non-linear fractional differential equations.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmKiryakovaLuchkoetal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Kiryakova, Virginia and Luchko, Yuri and Tenreiro Machado, Jos{\´e} A. and Tarasov, Vasily E.}, title = {Trends, directions for further research, and some open problems of fractional calculus}, series = {Nonlinear Dynamics}, volume = {107}, journal = {Nonlinear Dynamics}, issn = {1573-269X}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-021-07158-9}, pages = {3245 -- 3270}, abstract = {The area of fractional calculus (FC) has been fast developing and is presently being applied in all scientific fields. Therefore, it is of key relevance to assess the present state of development and to foresee, if possible, the future evolution, or, at least, the challenges identified in the scope of advanced research works. This paper gives a vision about the directions for further research as well as some open problems of FC. A number of topics in mathematics, numerical algorithms and physics are analyzed, giving a systematic perspective for future research.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmThaiTuan, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Thai, Ha Duc and Tuan, Hoang The}, title = {Asymptotic behaviour of solutions to non-commensurate fractional-order planar systems}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {25}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, issn = {1314-2224}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13540-022-00065-9}, pages = {1324 -- 1360}, abstract = {This paper is devoted to studying non-commensurate fractional order planar systems. Our contributions are to derive sufficient conditions for the global attractivity of non-trivial solutions to fractional-order inhomogeneous linear planar systems and for the Mittag-Leffler stability of an equilibrium point to fractional order nonlinear planar systems. To achieve these goals, our approach is as follows. Firstly, based on Cauchy's argument principle in complex analysis, we obtain various explicit sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of linear systems whose coefficient matrices are constant. Secondly, by using Hankel type contours, we derive some important estimates of special functions arising from a variation of constants formula of solutions to inhomogeneous linear systems. Then, by proposing carefully chosen weighted norms combined with the Banach fixed point theorem for appropriate Banach spaces, we get the desired conclusions. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effect of the main theoretical results.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmUhlig, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Uhlig, Frank}, title = {A New Approach to Shooting Methods for Terminal Value Problems of Fractional Differential Equations}, series = {Journal of Scientific Computing}, volume = {97}, journal = {Journal of Scientific Computing}, number = {2}, issn = {0885-7474}, abstract = {For terminal value problems of fractional differential equations of order α∈(0,1) that use Caputo derivatives, shooting methods are a well developed and investigated approach. Based on recently established analytic properties of such problems, we develop a new technique to select the required initial values that solves such shooting problems quickly and accurately. Numerical experiments indicate that this new proportional secting technique converges very quickly and accurately to the solution. Run time measurements indicate a speedup factor of between 4 and 10 when compared to the standard bisection method.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmTuan, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Tuan, Hoang The}, title = {Upper and lower estimates for the separation of solutions to fractional differential equations}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {25}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, issn = {1314-2224}, doi = {10.1007/s13540-021-00007-x}, pages = {166 -- 180}, abstract = {Given a fractional differential equation of order α∈(0,1] with Caputo derivatives, we investigate in a quantitative sense how the associated solutions depend on their respective initial conditions. Specifically, we look at two solutions x1 and x2, say, of the same differential equation, both of which are assumed to be defined on a common interval [0, T], and provide upper and lower bounds for the difference x1(t)-x2(t) for all t∈[0,T] that are stronger than the bounds previously described in the literature.}, language = {en} } @article{ChaudharyDiethelmHashemishahraki, author = {Chaudhary, Renu and Diethelm, Kai and Hashemishahraki, Safoura}, title = {On the separation of solutions to fractional differential equations of order α ∈ (1, 2)}, series = {Applied Numerical Mathematics}, volume = {203}, journal = {Applied Numerical Mathematics}, doi = {10.1016/j.apnum.2024.05.020}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-57338}, pages = {Article No. 38}, abstract = {Given a Caputo-type fractional differential equation with order between 1 and 2, we consider two distinct solutions to this equation subject to different sets of initial conditions. In this framework, we discuss nontrivial upper and lower bounds for the difference between these solutions. The main emphasis is on describing how such bounds are related to the differences of the associated initial values.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmHashemishahrakiThaietal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Hashemishahraki, Safoura and Thai, Ha Duc and Tuan, Hoang The}, title = {A constructive approach for investigating the stability of incommensurate fractional differential systems}, series = {Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications}, volume = {540}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmaa.2024.128642}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-57547}, pages = {25}, abstract = {This paper is devoted to studying the asymptotic behaviour of solutions to generalized incommensurate fractional systems. To this end, we first consider fractional systems with rational orders and introduce a criterion that is necessary and sufficient to ensure the stability of such systems. Next, from the fractional order pseudospectrum definition proposed by Šanca et al., we formulate the concept of a rational approximation for the fractional spectrum of incommensurate fractional systems with general, not necessarily rational, orders. Our first important new contribution is to show the equivalence between the fractional spectrum of a incommensurate linear system and its rational approximation. With this result in hand, we use ideas developed in our earlier work to demonstrate the stability of an equilibrium point to nonlinear systems in arbitrary finite-dimensional spaces. A second novel aspect of our work is the fact that the approach is constructive. It is effective and widely applicable in studying the asymptotic behaviour of solutions to linear incommensurate fractional differential systems with constant coefficient matrices and linearized stability theory for nonlinear incommensurate fractional differential systems. Finally, we give numerical simulations to illustrate the merit of the proposed theoretical results.}, language = {en} } @article{ChaudharyDiethelm, author = {Chaudhary, Renu and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Revisiting diffusive representations for enhanced numerical approximation of fractional integrals}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {58}, journal = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {12}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.08.227}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-51989}, pages = {418 -- 423}, abstract = {This study reexamines diffusive representations for fractional integrals with the goal of pioneering new variants of such representations. These variants aim to offer highly efficient numerical algorithms for the approximate computation of fractional integrals. The approach seamlessly aligns with established techniques used in addressing problems involving integer-order operators, contributing to a unified framework for numerical solutions.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmGarrappaStynes, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Garrappa, Roberto and Stynes, Martin}, title = {Why fractional derivatives with nonsingular kernels should not be used}, series = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, volume = {23}, journal = {Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1515/fca-2020-0032}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-20666}, pages = {610 -- 634}, abstract = {In recent years, many papers discuss the theory and applications of new fractional-order derivatives that are constructed by replacing the singular kernel of the Caputo or Riemann-Liouville derivative by a non-singular (i.e., bounded) kernel. It will be shown here, through rigorous mathematical reasoning, that these non-singular kernel derivatives suffer from several drawbacks which should forbid their use. They fail to satisfy the fundamental theorem of fractional calculus since they do not admit the existence of a corresponding convolution integral of which the derivative is the left-inverse; and the value of the derivative at the initial time t = 0 is always zero, which imposes an unnatural restriction on the differential equations and models where these derivatives can be used. For the particular cases of the so-called Caputo-Fabrizio and Atangana-Baleanu derivatives, it is shown that when this restriction holds the derivative can be simply expressed in terms of integer derivatives and standard Caputo fractional derivatives, thus demonstrating that these derivatives contain nothing new.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmHashemishahrakiThaietal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Hashemishahraki, Safoura and Thai, Ha Duc and Tuan, Hoang The}, title = {A constructive approach for investigating the stability of incommensurate fractional differential systems}, series = {Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications}, volume = {540}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmaa.2024.128642}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-51954}, pages = {21}, abstract = {This paper is devoted to studying the asymptotic behaviour of solutions to generalized noncommensurate fractional systems. To this end, we first consider fractional systems with rational orders and introduce a criterion that is necessary and sufficient to ensure the stability of such systems. Next, from the fractional-order pseudospectrum definition proposed by Sanca et al., we formulate the concept of a rational approximation for the fractional spectrum of a noncommensurate fractional systems with general, not necessarily rational, orders. Our first important new contribution is to show the equivalence between the fractional spectrum of a noncommensurate linear system and its rational approximation. With this result in hand, we use ideas developed in our earlier work to demonstrate the stability of an equilibrium point to nonlinear systems in arbitrary finite-dimensional spaces. A second novel aspect of our work is the fact that the approach is constructive. Finally, we give numerical simulations to illustrate the merit of the proposed theoretical results.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmHashemishahrakiThaietal., author = {Diethelm, Kai and Hashemishahraki, Safoura and Thai, Ha Duc and Tuan, Hoang The}, title = {Stability properties of multi-order fractional differential systems in 3D}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {58}, journal = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {12}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.08.195}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-51960}, pages = {231 -- 236}, abstract = {This paper is devoted to studying three-dimensional non-commensurate fractional order differential equation systems with Caputo derivatives. Necessary and sufficient conditions are for the asymptotic stability of such systems are obtained.}, language = {en} } @article{ChaudharyDiethelm, author = {Chaudhary, Renu and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Novel variants of diffusive representation of fractional integrals: Construction and numerical computation}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {58}, journal = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {12}, doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.08.226}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-51975}, pages = {412 -- 417}, abstract = {In this paper, we revisit the diffusive representations of fractional integrals established in Diethelm (2023a) to explore novel variants of such representations which provide highly efficient numerical algorithms for the approximate numerical evaluation of fractional integrals.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {General theory of Caputo-type fractional differential equations}, series = {Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications, Vol. 2: Fractional Differential Equations}, booktitle = {Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications, Vol. 2: Fractional Differential Equations}, editor = {Kochubei, Anatoli and Luchko, Yuri}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1515/9783110571660-001}, pages = {1 -- 20}, abstract = {This article describes the fundamentals of the theory of ordinary fractional differential equations of Caputo's type. Starting from the existence and uniqueness of solutions and the well-posedness in general, the flow of topics continues via a derivation of explicit solution formulas for certain important classes of problems and the discussion of their smoothness properties to the stability properties of these solutions. The main focus is on initial value problems, but terminal value problems are briefly considered as well. In addition to dealing with standard single-order problems, the presentation also contains a short discussion of multiterm equations and multiorder systems.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KjeldsbergSchoeneGerndtetal., author = {Kjeldsberg, Per Gunnar and Sch{\"o}ne, Robert and Gerndt, Michael and Diethelm, Kai and Ř{\´i}ha, Lubom{\´i}r and Kannan, Venkatesh and Sawley, Marie-Christine and Zapletal, Jan and Gocht, Andreas and Reissmann, Nico and Vysocky, Ondrei and Kumaraswamy, Madhura and Nagel, Wolfgang E.}, title = {Run-Time Exploitation of Application Dynamism for Energy-Efficient Exascale Computing}, series = {System-Scenario-based Design Principles and Applications}, booktitle = {System-Scenario-based Design Principles and Applications}, editor = {Catthoor, Francky and Basten, Twan and Zompakis, Nikolaos and Geilen, Marc and Kjeldsberg, Per Gunnar}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-20342-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-20343-6_6}, pages = {113 -- 126}, abstract = {As in the embedded systems domain, energy efficiency has recently become one of the main design criteria in high performance computing. The European Union Horizon 2020 project READEX (Run-time Exploitation of Application Dynamism for Energy-efficient eXascale computing) has developed a tools-aided auto-tuning methodology inspired by system scenario based design. Applying similar concepts as those presented in earlier chapters of this book, the dynamic behavior of HPC applications is exploited to achieve improved energy efficiency and performance. Driven by a consortium of European experts from academia, HPC resource providers, and industry, the READEX project has developed the first generic framework of its kind for split design-time and run-time tuning while targeting heterogeneous systems at the Exascale level. Using a real-life boundary element application, energy savings of more than 30\% can be shown.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmGarrappaStynes, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Garrappa, Roberto and Stynes, Martin}, title = {Good (and Not So Good) Practices in Computational Methods for Fractional Calculus}, series = {Mathematics}, volume = {8}, journal = {Mathematics}, doi = {10.3390/math8030324}, abstract = {The solution of fractional-order differential problems requires in the majority of cases the use of some computational approach. In general, the numerical treatment of fractional differential equations is much more difficult than in the integer-order case, and very often non-specialist researchers are unaware of the specific difficulties. As a consequence, numerical methods are often applied in an incorrect way or unreliable methods are devised and proposed in the literature. In this paper we try to identify some common pitfalls in the use of numerical methods in fractional calculus, to explain their nature and to list some good practices that should be followed in order to obtain correct results.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Numerical Methods for the Fractional Differential Equations of Viscoelasticity}, series = {Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics}, journal = {Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics}, editor = {Altenbach, Holm and {\"O}chsner, Andreas}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-662-53605-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_89-1}, pages = {1 -- 12}, abstract = {Mathematical models based on differential operators of fractional order have proven to be very useful for describing the properties of viscoelastic materials. However, the associated differential equations can usually not be solved analytically. In this article, we provide a survey of the most important numerical methods. We restrict our attention to those types of fractional differential equations that are most important in the context of viscoelasticity, i.e., we discuss numerical methods for ordinary fractional differential equations and for certain types of time-fractional partial differential equations. Space-fractional partial differential equations are not discussed.}, language = {en} } @article{DiethelmFord, author = {Diethelm, Kai and Ford, Neville J.}, title = {A note on the well-posedness of terminal value problems for fractional differential equations}, series = {Journal of Integral Equations and Applications}, volume = {30}, journal = {Journal of Integral Equations and Applications}, number = {3}, doi = {10.1216/JIE-2018-30-3-371}, pages = {371 -- 376}, abstract = {This note is intended to clarify some important points about the well-posedness of terminal value problems for fractional differential equations. It follows the recent publication of a paper by Cong and Tuan in this journal, in which a counter-example calls into question the earlier results in a paper by this note's authors. Here, we show in the light of these new insights, that a wide class of terminal value problems of fractional differential equations is well posed, and we identify those cases where the well-posedness question must be regarded as open.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {A New Diffusive Representation for Fractional Derivatives, Part I: Construction, Implementation and Numerical Examples}, series = {Fractional Differential Equations: Modeling, Discretization, and Numerical Solvers}, booktitle = {Fractional Differential Equations: Modeling, Discretization, and Numerical Solvers}, editor = {Cardone, Angelamaria and Donatelli, Marco and Durastante, Fabio and Garrappa, Roberto and Mazza, Mariarosa and Popolizio, Marina}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Singapore}, isbn = {978-981-19-7715-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-19-7716-9_1}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {Diffusive representations of fractional derivatives have proven to be useful tools in the construction of fast and memory efficient numerical methods for solving fractional differential equations. A common challenge in many of the known variants of this approach is that they require the numerical approximation of some integrals over an unbounded integral whose integrand decays rather slowly, which implies that their numerical handling is difficult and costly. We present a novel variant of such a diffusive representation. This form also requires the numerical approximation of an integral over an unbounded domain, but the integrand decays much faster. This property allows to use well established quadrature rules with much better convergence properties.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Diffusive Representations for the Numerical Evaluation of Fractional Integrals}, series = {Proceeding of the 2023 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications (ICFDA)}, booktitle = {Proceeding of the 2023 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications (ICFDA)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2301.11931}, pages = {6}, abstract = {Diffusive representations of fractional differential and integral operators can provide a convenient means to construct efficient numerical algorithms for their approximate evaluation. In the current literature, many different variants of such representations have been proposed. Concentrating on Riemann-Liouville integrals whose order is in (0,1), we here present a general approach that comprises most of these variants as special cases and that allows a detailed investigation of the analytic properties of each variant. The availability of this information allows to choose concrete numerical methods for handling the representations that exploit the specific properties, thus allowing to construct very efficient overall methods.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Fast Solution Methods for Fractional Differential Equations in the Modeling of Viscoelastic Materials}, series = {2021 9th International Conference on Systems and Control (ICSC)}, booktitle = {2021 9th International Conference on Systems and Control (ICSC)}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/ICSC50472.2021.9666636}, pages = {455 -- 460}, abstract = {Fractional order models have proven to be a very useful tool for the modeling of the mechanical behaviour of viscoelastic materials. Traditional numerical solution methods exhibit various undesired properties due to the non-locality of the fractional differential operators, in particular regarding the high computational complexity and the high memory requirements. The infinite state representation is an approach on which one can base numerical methods that overcome these obstacles. Such algorithms contain a number of parameters that influence the final result in nontrivial ways. Based on numerical experiments, we initiate a study leading to good choices of these parameters.}, language = {en} } @article{DamelinDiethelm, author = {Damelin, Steven B. and Diethelm, Kai}, title = {An Analytic and Numerical Analysis of Weighted Singular Cauchy Integrals with Exponential Weights on ℝ}, series = {Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization}, volume = {43}, journal = {Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization}, number = {13}, doi = {10.1080/01630563.2022.2112051}, pages = {1538 -- 1577}, abstract = {This article concerns an analytic and numerical analysis of a class of weighted singular Cauchy integrals with exponential weights w:= exp (-Q) with finite moments and with smooth external fields Q:R→[0,∞), with varying smooth convex rate of increase for large argument. Our analysis relies in part on weighted polynomial interpolation at the zeros of orthonormal polynomials with respect to w2. We also study bounds for the first derivatives of a class of functions of the second kind for w2.}, language = {en} } @article{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {A New Diffusive Representation for Fractional Derivatives, Part II: Convergence Analysis of the Numerical Scheme}, series = {Mathematics}, volume = {10}, journal = {Mathematics}, number = {8}, doi = {10.3390/math10081245}, abstract = {Recently, we have proposed a new diffusive representation for fractional derivatives and, based on this representation, suggested an algorithm for their numerical computation. From the construction of the algorithm, it is immediately evident that the method is fast and memory-efficient. Moreover, the method's design is such that good convergence properties may be expected. In this paper, we commence a systematic investigation of these convergence properties.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Fundamental approaches for the numerical handling of fractional operators and time-fractional differential equations}, series = {Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications, Vol. 3: Numerical Methods}, booktitle = {Handbook of Fractional Calculus with Applications, Vol. 3: Numerical Methods}, editor = {Karniadakis, George Em}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1515/9783110571684-001}, pages = {1 -- 22}, abstract = {This article describes fundamental approaches for the numerical handling of problems arising in fractional calculus. This includes, in particular, methods for approximately computing fractional integrals and fractional derivatives, where the emphasis is placed on Caputo operators, as well as solvers for the associated differential and integral equations.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Diethelm, author = {Diethelm, Kai}, title = {Shooting methods for fractional Dirichlet-type boundary value problems of order α ∈ (1, 2) with Caputo derivatives}, series = {Recent Developments in Operator Theory, Mathematical Physics and Complex Analysis}, booktitle = {Recent Developments in Operator Theory, Mathematical Physics and Complex Analysis}, editor = {Ball, Joseph and Tylli, Hans-Olav and Virtanen, Jani A.}, publisher = {Birkh{\"a}user}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-032-00154-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-00155-9_8}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-59665}, abstract = {For the numerical solution of Dirichlet-type boundary value problems associated to nonlinear fractional differential equations of order 𝛼 ∈ (1, 2) that use Caputo derivatives, we suggest to employ shooting methods. In particular, we demonstrate that the so-called proportional secting technique for selecting the required initial values leads to numerical schemes that converge to high accuracy in a very small number of shooting iterations, and we provide an explanation of the analytical background for this favourable numerical behaviour.}, language = {en} }