This paper develops a Galerkin approach for two-sided fractional differential equations with variable coefficients. By the product rule, we transform the problem into an equivalent formulation which additionally introduces the… Click to show full abstract
This paper develops a Galerkin approach for two-sided fractional differential equations with variable coefficients. By the product rule, we transform the problem into an equivalent formulation which additionally introduces the fractional low-order term. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the solutions of the Dirichlet problems of the equations with certain diffusion coefficients. We adopt the Galerkin formulation, and prove its error estimates. Finally, several numerical examples are provided to illustrate the fidelity and accuracy of the proposed theoretical results.
               
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