Bifurcation and Stability Analysis in a Spatially Fractional-Order Diffusive Mussel-Algae Model
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Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications
Volume 2, Issue 2, 2026: 127-142
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Bifurcation and Stability Analysis in a Spatially Fractional-Order Diffusive Mussel-Algae Model

1 College of Mathematics and System Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
* Corresponding Author: Ahmadjan Muhammadhaji, [email protected]
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Abstract

This study elucidates the ramifications of integrating a spatial fractional-order derivative into a diffusive mussel-algae model. While the formation in such models of patterns such as Turing instability, Hopf bifurcation, and Turing-Hopf bifurcation has been extensively scrutinized in prior investigations, the impact of spatial fractional-order derivatives remains largely unknown. Beyond its ecological significance, the fractional diffusion operator is of interest because it elicits novel and nontrivial pattern formations, particularly those emerging from Turing-Hopf bifurcations. Our core objective is to dissect how spatial fractional-order derivatives modulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of a system's solutions. To characterize this degenerate bifurcation within an anomalous diffusion framework, we employ weakly nonlinear analysis to derive the corresponding amplitude equations at the Turing-Hopf bifurcation threshold. Furthermore, a systematic analysis of these amplitude equations under appropriate parametric conditions reveals a rich repertoire of spatiotemporal dynamical behaviors.

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Bifurcation and Stability Analysis in a Spatially Fractional-Order Diffusive Mussel-Algae Model

Keywords

Turing-Hopf bifurcation fractional-order model anomalous superdiffusion amplitude equation

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Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China under Grant 2025D01C41, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 12461097.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 

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Lin, D., & Muhammadhaji, A. (2026). Bifurcation and Stability Analysis in a Spatially Fractional-Order Diffusive Mussel-Algae Model. Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications, 2(2), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.62762/JNDA.2026.807630
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  abstract = {This study elucidates the ramifications of integrating a spatial fractional-order derivative into a diffusive mussel-algae model. While the formation in such models of patterns such as Turing instability, Hopf bifurcation, and Turing-Hopf bifurcation has been extensively scrutinized in prior investigations, the impact of spatial fractional-order derivatives remains largely unknown. Beyond its ecological significance, the fractional diffusion operator is of interest because it elicits novel and nontrivial pattern formations, particularly those emerging from Turing-Hopf bifurcations. Our core objective is to dissect how spatial fractional-order derivatives modulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of a system's solutions. To characterize this degenerate bifurcation within an anomalous diffusion framework, we employ weakly nonlinear analysis to derive the corresponding amplitude equations at the Turing-Hopf bifurcation threshold. Furthermore, a systematic analysis of these amplitude equations under appropriate parametric conditions reveals a rich repertoire of spatiotemporal dynamical behaviors.},
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