In this paper, we study the chaotic dynamics of a Variable-Order Fractional Financial System (VOFFS). The Variable-Order Fractional Derivative (VOFD) is defined in Caputo type. A necessary condition for occurrence of chaos in VOFFS is obtained. Numerical experiments on the dynamics of the VOFFS with various conditions are given. Based on them, it is shown that the VOFFS has complex dynamical behavior, and the occurrence of chaos depends on the choice of order function. Furthermore, the chaos synchronization of the VOFFS is studied via active control method. Numerical simulations demonstrate that the active control method is effective and simple for synchronizing the VOFFSs with commensurate or incommensurate order functions.
In this paper we study a class of new Generalized Fractional Advection-Diffusion Equations (GFADEs) with a new Generalized Fractional Derivative (GFD) proposed last year. The new GFD is defined in the Caputo sense using a weight function and a scale function. The GFADE is discussed in a bounded domain, and numerical solutions for two examples consisting of a linear and a nonlinear GFADE are obtained using an implicit finite difference approach. The stability of the numerical scheme is investigated, and the order of convergence is estimated numerically. Numerical results illustrate that the finite difference scheme is simple and effective for solving the GFADEs. We investigate the influence of weight and scale functions on the diffusion of GFADEs. Linear and nonlinear stretching and contracting functions are considered. It is found that an increasing weight function increases the rate of diffusion, and a scale function can stretch or contract the diffusion on the time domain.
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