Fractional equations and diffusive systems: an overview

The aim of this discussion is to give a broad view of the links between fractional differential equations (FDEs) or fractional partial differential equations (FPDEs) and so-called diffusive representations (DR). Many aspects will be investigated: theory and numerics, continuous time and discrete time, linear and nonlinear equations, causal and anti-causal operators, optimal diffusive representations, fractional Laplacian. Many applications will be given, in acoustics, continuum mechanics, electromagnetism, identification, ..