Stability of the Semi-Implicit Method for the Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Potentials

Stability of the Semi-Implicit Method for the Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Potentials

Year:    2021

Author:    Dong Li, Tao Tang

Annals of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 37 (2021), Iss. 1 : pp. 31–60

Abstract

We consider the two-dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation with logarithmic potentials and periodic boundary conditions. We employ the standard semi-implicit numerical  scheme, which treats the linear fourth-order dissipation term implicitly and the nonlinear term explicitly. Under natural constraints on the time step we prove strict phase separation and energy stability of the semi-implicit scheme. This appears to be the first rigorous result for the semi-implicit discretization of the Cahn-Hilliard equation with singular potentials.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aam.OA-2020-0003

Annals of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 37 (2021), Iss. 1 : pp. 31–60

Published online:    2021-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    30

Keywords:    Cahn-Hilliard equation logarithmic kernel semi-implicit scheme energy stability.

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