A Temporal Second-Order Difference Scheme for Variable-Order-Time Fractional-Sub-Diffusion Equations of the Fourth Order

Abstract

In this article, we develop a compact finite difference scheme for a variable-order-time fractional-sub-diffusion equation of a fourth-order derivative term via order reduction. The proposed scheme exhibits fourth-order convergence in space and second-order convergence in time. Additionally, we provide a detailed proof for the existence and uniqueness, as well as the stability of scheme, along with a priori error estimates. Finally, we validate our theoretical results through various numerical computations.