Stability of a fractional heat equation with memory

Of concern is a fractional differential problem of order between zero and one. The model generalizes an existing well-known problem in heat conduction theory with memory. First, we justify the replacement of the first order derivative by a fractional one. Then, we establish a Mittag-Leffler stability result for a class of heat flux relaxation functions. We will combine the energy method with some properties from fractional calculus.