Comb model for the anomalous diffusion with dual-phase-lag constitutive relation

As a development of the Fick's model, the dual-phase-lag constitutive relationship with macroscopic and microscopic relaxation characteristics is introduced to describe the anomalous diffusion in comb model. The Dirac delta function in the formulated governing equation represents the special spatial structure of comb model that the horizontal current only exists on the x axis. Solutions are obtained by analytical method with Laplace transform and Fourier transform. The dependence of concentration field and mean square displacement on different parameters are presented and discussed. Results show that the macroscopic and microscopic relaxation parameters have opposite effects on the particle distribution and mean square displacement. Furthermore, four significant results with constant 1/2 are concluded, namely the product of the particle number and the mean square displacement on the x axis equals to 1/2, the exponent of mean square displacement is 1/2 at the special case tau(q) = tau(P), an asymptotic form of mean square displacement (MSD similar to t(1/2) as t -> 0, infinity) is obtained as well at the short time behavior and the long time behavior. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.