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Generalization of Hallaire-Luikov Moisture Transfer Equation: Direct Problem with the $\psi$-Prabhakar Operator

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Pith's one-line read The generalized Hallaire-Luikov moisture transfer equation with the ψ-Prabhakar operator has a unique and stable solution expressed by a novel quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function.

desk verdict The paper defines a quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler function to write an explicit series solution for the ψ-Prabhakar version of the Hallaire-Luikov equation, but the abstract supplies no contraction estimate or convergence proof for the successive approximations. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.31403 v1 pith:3N4LLDGH submitted 2026-06-30 math.AP math-phmath.MP

Erkinjon Karimov , Shokhzodbek Khasanov This is my paper · ORCID
classification math.APmath-phmath.MP
keywords Hallaire-Luikovequationψ-PrabhakaroperatorfractionalPDEMittag-Lefflerfunctionexistenceuniquenessmoisturetransferseparationofvariablessuccessiveapproximations
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The reading

The paper sets out to prove that an initial-boundary value problem for the moisture transfer equation, when the time derivative is replaced by the ψ-Prabhakar fractional operator, possesses a unique solution that depends continuously on the data. The construction proceeds by separating variables to reduce the PDE to a sequence of fractional ordinary differential equations, then applying successive approximations to obtain an explicit series solution. This explicit form involves a new four-variable version of the Mittag-Leffler function. The result also includes an a priori estimate that directly implies stability. Such results matter for extending classical diffusion models to account for non-local memory effects in porous media.

What carries the argument

The ψ-Prabhakar operator, a fractional integral-differential operator depending on a function ψ, together with the novel quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function that arises as the solution kernel after separation of variables.

What would settle it

Finding a specific choice of the function ψ and fractional order for which the iteration sequence diverges or two different solutions satisfy the same initial-boundary conditions.

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Core claim

The initial-boundary value problem for the Hallaire-Luikov moisture transfer equation involving the ψ-Prabhakar integral-differential operator admits a unique solution that is stable in the appropriate norm, and this solution is constructed explicitly as a series whose terms involve a novel quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function.

Load-bearing premise

The successive approximations converge to a solution of the reduced fractional ODEs obtained after separation of variables.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • The solution satisfies an a priori estimate that controls its size by the size of the initial and boundary data.
  • Existence and uniqueness hold via the convergence of the successive approximation sequence.
  • Stability of the solution with respect to perturbations in the data follows from the a priori estimate.
  • The explicit representation allows direct computation of the solution in series form.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same separation-plus-iteration technique might apply to related fractional moisture models with different kernels.
  • Computational implementation of the quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler series could be tested against laboratory measurements of moisture profiles.
  • Similar existence proofs could be sought for inverse problems that recover the function ψ from observed moisture data.
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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript generalizes the Hallaire-Luikov moisture transfer equation by replacing the time derivative with the ψ-Prabhakar fractional operator. It formulates a direct initial-boundary value problem and claims to prove existence, uniqueness, and stability of the solution via separation of variables followed by successive approximations, yielding an explicit series solution expressed through a novel quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function together with an a priori estimate.

Significance. If the convergence of the successive approximations is rigorously established in the appropriate function space, the work would supply an explicit series representation for a fractional-order moisture diffusion model. This could be of interest for applied PDEs involving memory kernels, provided the new special function is shown to satisfy the necessary analytic properties and the a priori estimate is sharp.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract (paragraph on solution construction): the existence/uniqueness claim rests on reducing the PDE to a family of fractional ODEs via separation of variables and then applying successive approximations, yet no contraction constant, Lipschitz estimate on the integral operator, or a priori bound guaranteeing convergence in the target Banach space (e.g., weighted continuous functions compatible with the ψ-kernel) is supplied. This step is load-bearing for the central result.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract (solution construction and a priori estimate): the manuscript asserts an a priori estimate and stability without indicating whether the estimate is derived from the series representation or obtained independently, nor whether it is sharp enough to control the iteration uniformly in the separation constants.
minor comments (2)
  1. The definition and basic properties (series expansion, convergence radius, differential relations) of the claimed quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function should be stated explicitly in a dedicated preliminary section before its appearance in the solution formula.
  2. Notation for the ψ-Prabhakar operator and the separation constants should be introduced with consistent symbols and referenced to the precise functional setting (domain, boundary conditions) used for the estimates.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments. The points raised concern the rigor of the convergence argument for successive approximations and the derivation of the a priori estimate. We address them point by point below and will revise the manuscript to supply the requested technical details.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (paragraph on solution construction): the existence/uniqueness claim rests on reducing the PDE to a family of fractional ODEs via separation of variables and then applying successive approximations, yet no contraction constant, Lipschitz estimate on the integral operator, or a priori bound guaranteeing convergence in the target Banach space (e.g., weighted continuous functions compatible with the ψ-kernel) is supplied. This step is load-bearing for the central result.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract omits these technical estimates. In the body of the manuscript the solution is constructed by separation of variables followed by successive approximations, but the explicit contraction constant, Lipschitz constant of the integral operator, and the precise Banach space (weighted continuous functions adapted to the ψ-kernel) are not stated. We will add a new subsection that defines the function space, derives the Lipschitz estimate, and verifies the contraction condition uniformly with respect to the separation constants. This will make the existence-uniqueness proof complete. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (solution construction and a priori estimate): the manuscript asserts an a priori estimate and stability without indicating whether the estimate is derived from the series representation or obtained independently, nor whether it is sharp enough to control the iteration uniformly in the separation constants.

    Authors: We will revise the stability section to clarify that the a priori estimate is obtained independently via an energy-type argument adapted to the ψ-Prabhakar operator, prior to constructing the series. We will then prove that this estimate is uniform in the eigenvalues arising from separation of variables and is therefore sufficient to control the successive approximations at each step. The revised text will explicitly link the independent estimate to the convergence of the iteration. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity; derivation uses standard separation and iteration on the given operator

full rationale

The paper reduces the moisture-transfer PDE via separation of variables to a family of fractional ODEs driven by the ψ-Prabhakar operator, then constructs the solution by successive approximations and sums the resulting series, expressing the outcome in a quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function. No quoted step equates a claimed prediction or uniqueness result to a fitted parameter, a self-citation, or an ansatz imported from the authors' prior work. The existence/uniqueness argument is built from the PDE and the operator definition rather than presupposing the target solution. The provided abstract and problem statement contain no self-definitional loops or renaming of known results as new derivations.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 2 assumptions · 1 invented entities

The paper relies on standard results from fractional calculus and functional analysis (existence of eigenfunction expansions, convergence of successive approximations for linear fractional ODEs) that are not re-proved here. No free parameters or invented physical entities are introduced; the novel Mittag-Leffler function is a mathematical construct whose properties are presumably derived within the proof.

assumptions (2)
  • domain assumption The ψ-Prabhakar operator admits a well-defined eigenfunction expansion compatible with the spatial boundary conditions of the moisture problem.
    Invoked when separation of variables is applied to the fractional PDE.
  • domain assumption The successive-approximation sequence converges in the chosen Banach space.
    Required for the iteration method to produce the explicit solution.
invented entities (1)
  • quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function
    purpose: Closed-form expression for the series solution obtained by iteration.
    Introduced to write the solution explicitly; no independent physical evidence is claimed.

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abstract

This paper focuses on the analysis of an initial-boundary value (direct) problem for the Hallaire-Luikov moisture transfer equation involving the $\psi$-Prabhakar integral-differential operator of fractional order. We establish the existence, uniqueness, and stability of the solution to the formulated problem. To construct the solution, we employ the method of separation of variables and the method of successive approximations (iteration method), and obtain the solution to the considered problem in an explicit form. Furthermore, the solution is expressed in terms of a novel quadrivariate Mittag-Leffler-type function. An a priori estimate for the problem is also established.

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