On the non-local problem for Boussinesq type fractional equation

Abstract

In recent years, the Boussinesq type fractional partial differential equation has attracted much attentions of researchers for its practical importance. In this paper we study a non-local problem for the Boussinesq type equation $D_t^\alpha u(t)+A D_t^\alpha u(t)+\nu^2A u(t)=0,\,\, 0< t< T,\,\, 1<\alpha<2,$ where $D_t^\alpha$ is the Caputo fractional derivative and $A$ is abstract operator. In the classical case, i.e. at $\alpha=2$, this problem was studied earlier and an interesting effect was discovered: the well-posedness of the problem significantly depends on the length of the time interval and the parameter $\nu$. This note shows that for the case of a fractional equation there is no such effect: the problem is well-posed for any $T$ and $\nu$.