Chaos-Enhanced Fractional-Order Iterative Methods for the Stable and Efficient Solution of Nonlinear Engineering Problems
Fractional calculus plays a central role in modeling memory-dependent processes and complex dynamics across various fields, including control theory, fluid mechanics, and bioengineering. This study introduces an efficient and stable fractional-order iterative method based on the Caputo derivative fo...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Algorithms |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/18/7/389 |
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| Summary: | Fractional calculus plays a central role in modeling memory-dependent processes and complex dynamics across various fields, including control theory, fluid mechanics, and bioengineering. This study introduces an efficient and stable fractional-order iterative method based on the Caputo derivative for solving nonlinear equations. By employing a Taylor series expansion, a local convergence analysis shows that for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>γ</mi><mo>∈</mo><mo>(</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>]</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the method achieves a convergence order of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>γ</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. To address challenges related to memory effects and instability in existing approaches, the proposed scheme incorporates parameter optimization through chaos and bifurcation analysis. Dynamical plane analysis reveals that parameter values within chaotic regimes lead to divergence, while those in stable regions converge uniformly. The method’s performance is evaluated using a set of nonlinear models drawn from biomedical engineering, including enzyme kinetics with inhibition, extended glucose–insulin regulation, drug dose–responses, and lung volume–pressure dynamics. Comparative results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms existing methods in terms of iteration count, residual error, CPU time, convergence order, fractal behavior, and memory efficiency. These findings underscore the method’s applicability to complex systems characterized by nonlinearity and memory effects in scientific and engineering contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1999-4893 |