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Zhang, Mengchen (Zhang, Mengchen.) [1] | Liu, Fawang (Liu, Fawang.) [2] | Turner, Ian W. (Turner, Ian W..) [3] | Anh, Vo V. (Anh, Vo V..) [4]

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Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to establish the generalised fractional Bloch-Torrey equation for better simulating anomalous diffusion in heterogeneous biological tissues. The introduction of the distributed-order time fractional derivative allows for an improved interpretation of the complex diffusion behaviours with multi-scale effects. The use of variable coefficients in the model increases its applicability for describing the spatial heterogeneity evident in the cellular structures. The proposed distributed-order time and space fractional Bloch-Torrey equation is discretised in time and space by the ������2-1 ������ formula and the finite element method, respectively. The stability and convergence analyses of these numerical methods are provided. To further improve the computational efficiency, a reduced-order extrapolation scheme is developed. We verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods by numerical examples. Moreover, the coupled fractional dynamic system solution behaviour is explored on a human brain-like domain divided into the white matter and grey matter regions. Compared with the model having constant coefficients, solution behaviours suggest that variable diffusion coefficients offer an effective way to differentiate the distinct diffusion phenomena evolving in different tissue micro-environments. Furthermore, to evaluate the impacts of the weight function in the distributed-order operator, we choose three types of beta distributions with the same mean but different values of the variance. The results indicate that the larger value of the variance leads to a more remarkable fluctuation and a slower decay of the transverse magnetisation. This generalised distributed-order fractional model may provide further insights into capturing anomalous diffusion in heterogeneous media.

Keyword:

Distributed-order fractional operator Finite element method Fractional Bloch-Torrey equation Variable coefficients

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  • [ 1 ] [Zhang, Mengchen]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Math & Stat, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Liu, Fawang]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Math & Stat, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Liu, Fawang]Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Math Sci, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
  • [ 4 ] [Turner, Ian W.]Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Math Sci, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
  • [ 5 ] [Anh, Vo V.]Swinburne Univ Technol, Fac Sci Engn & Technol, POB 218, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia

Reprint 's Address:

  • 张梦晨

    [Zhang, Mengchen]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Math & Stat, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China

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APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING

ISSN: 0307-904X

Year: 2024

Volume: 129

Page: 169-190

4 . 4 0 0

JCR@2023

CAS Journal Grade:1

Cited Count:

WoS CC Cited Count: 1

SCOPUS Cited Count: 1

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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30 Days PV: 1

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