Existence and Uniqueness of Positive and Bounded Solutions of a Discrete Population Model with Fractional Dynamics

J. E. Macías-Díaz

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2017, vol. 2017, 1-7

Abstract:

We depart from the well-known one-dimensional Fisher’s equation from population dynamics and consider an extension of this model using Riesz fractional derivatives in space. Positive and bounded initial-boundary data are imposed on a closed and bounded domain, and a fully discrete form of this fractional initial-boundary-value problem is provided next using fractional centered differences. The fully discrete population model is implicit and linear, so a convenient vector representation is readily derived. Under suitable conditions, the matrix representing the implicit problem is an inverse-positive matrix. Using this fact, we establish that the discrete population model is capable of preserving the positivity and the boundedness of the discrete initial-boundary conditions. Moreover, the computational solubility of the discrete model is tackled in the closing remarks.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/5716015

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