Nonlinear fractional-periodic boundary value problems with Hilfer fractional derivative

Existence and numerical approximations of solutions

Journal Article (2026)
Author(s)

Niels Goedegebure (Nanyang Technological University)

Kateryna Marynets (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Research Group
Mathematical Physics
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2026.110755 Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
Mathematical Physics
Journal title
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Volume number
163
Article number
110755
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Abstract

We prove conditions for existence of analytical solutions for boundary value problems with the Hilfer fractional derivative, generalizing the commonly used Riemann-Liouville and Caputo operators. The boundary values, referred to in this paper as fractional-periodic, are fractional integral conditions generalizing recurrent solution values for the non-Caputo case of the Hilfer fractional derivative. Analytical solutions to the studied problem are obtained using a perturbation of the corresponding initial value problem with enforced boundary conditions. In general, solutions to the boundary value problem are singular for t ↓0. To overcome this singularity, we construct a sequence of converging solutions in a weighted continuous function space. We present a Bernstein spline-based implementation to numerically approximate solutions. We prove convergence of the numerical method, providing convergence criteria and asymptotic convergence rates. Numerical examples show empirical convergence results corresponding with the theoretical bounds. Moreover, the method is able to approximate the singular behavior of solutions and is demonstrated to converge for nonlinear problems. Finally, we apply a grid search to obtain correspondence to the original, non-perturbed system.