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Jeffrey A. Slepoi

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arXiv2026

"Phase Transition" in fractional differential equations

The basic result in the theory of linear ODEs is that the dimension of the fundamental set of linearly independent solutions is equal to the order of equation. This view is typically extended from integer-order to fractional differential equations. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate that this expectation is incorrect and explain why. We show that linear fractional differential equations may admit additional linearly independent solutions beyond their order. This phenomenon occurs when the coefficients of the equation cross certain threshold values. This phase transition produces a hyper-dimensional fundamental set of solutions and offers new insight into fractional differential equations and leads to the revisions of the statements of initial and boundary value problems.

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arXiv2022

Fractional Quasi-Bessel Equations

In this paper we consider fractional quasi-Bessel equations $$\sum_{i=1}^{m}d_i x^{α_i+p_i}D^{α_i} u(x) + (x^β- ν^2)u(x)=0$$ and construct their existence and uniqueness theory in the class of fractional series. Our methodology allows us to obtain new results for a broad class of fractional differential equations including Cauchy-Euler and constant-coefficient equations.

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arXiv2022

Substitution Method for Fractional Differential Equations

Numerical solving differential equations with fractional derivatives requires elimination of the singularity which is inherent in the standard definition of fractional derivatives. The method of integration by parts to eliminate this singularity is well known. It allows to solve some equations but increases the order of the equation and sometimes leads to wrong numerical results or instability. We suggest another approach: the elimination of singularity by substitution. It does not increase the order of equation and its numerical implementation provides the opportunity to define fractional derivative as the limit of discretization. We present a sufficient condition for the substitution-generated difference approximation to be well-conditioned. We demonstrate how some equations can be solved using this method with full confidence that the solution is accurate with at least second order of approximation.

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arXiv2021

Analysis of solutions of some multi-term fractional Bessel equations

We construct the existence theory for generalized fractional Bessel differential equations and find the solutions in the form of fractional or logarithmic fractional power series. We figure out the cases when the series solution is unique, non-unique, or does not exist. The uniqueness theorem in space $C^p$ is proved for the corresponding initial value problem. We are concerned with the following homogeneous generalized fractional Bessel equation $$ \sum_{i=1}^{m}d_i\, x^{α_i}D^{α_i} u(x) + (x^β- ν^2)u(x)=0, \ \ α_i > 0, β> 0, $$ which includes the standard fractional and classical Bessel equations as particular cases. Mostly, we consider fractional derivatives in Caputo sense and construct the theory for positive coefficients $d_i$. Our theory leads to a threshold admissible value for $ν^2$, which perfectly fits to the known results. Our findings are supported by several numerical examples and counterexamples that justify the necessity of the imposed conditions. The key point in the investigation is forming proper fractional power series leading to an algebraic characteristic equation. Depending on its roots and their multiplicity/complexity, we find the system of linearly independent solutions.

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