Numerical analysis of fractional heat transfer and porous media equations within Caputo-Fabrizio operator

Abstract

<abstract><p>This paper presents a comparative study of two popular analytical methods, namely the Homotopy Perturbation Transform Method (HPTM) and the Adomian Decomposition Transform Method (ADTM), to solve two important fractional partial differential equations, namely the fractional heat transfer and porous media equations. The HPTM uses a perturbation approach to construct an approximate solution, while the ADTM decomposes the solution into a series of functions using the Adomian polynomials. The results obtained by the HPTM and ADTM are compared with the exact solutions, and the performance of both methods is evaluated in terms of accuracy and convergence rate. The numerical results show that both methods are efficient in solving the fractional heat transfer and porous media equations, and the HPTM exhibits slightly better accuracy and convergence rate than the ADTM. Overall, the study provides a valuable insight into the application of the HPTM and ADTM in solving fractional differential equations and highlights their potential for solving complex mathematical models in physics and engineering.</p></abstract>