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Finite rank solution for conformable higher-order abstract Cauchy problem in Hilbert space
AIMS Mathematics 2026, 11(7): 21153-21166
Published: 15 July 2026
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We established existence and uniqueness of finite-rank solutions to the conformable fractional abstract Cauchy problem of arbitrary order n α ( n ≥ 2, 0 < α ≤ 1) in Hilbert space ℓ 2 . The problem has the form

E u ( n α ) ( t ) + A n − 1 u ( ( n − 1 ) α ) ( t ) + ⋯ + A 0 u ( t ) = f ( t ) z ,

with closed linear operators A k , E on ℓ 2 . Using tensor product decomposition and a companion-type reduction to a first-order conformable system, we proved the result for both the nondegenerate case ( E = I) and the degenerate case ( E ≠ I, orthogonally diagonalizable with A n − 1 | ker ⁡ ( E ) invertible) via strong induction on n. The inverse problem, in which u ( t ) and f ( t ) are both unknown, was solved uniquely under an inner-product measurement condition. Applications to viscoelastic oscillator models were given, including a Kelvin–Voigt fractional oscillator, a multi-mode viscoelastic beam, and a partially constrained degenerate system, with explicit numerical solutions and graphical illustrations. The case n = 2 recovered previously established results as a special case.

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