A Second-Order Energy Stable BDF Numerical Scheme for the Viscous Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Flory-Huggins Potential

A Second-Order Energy Stable BDF Numerical Scheme for the Viscous Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Flory-Huggins Potential

Year:    2021

Author:    Danxia Wang, Xingxing Wang, Hongen Jia

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 13 (2021), Iss. 4 : pp. 867–891

Abstract

In this paper, a viscous Cahn-Hilliard equation with logarithmic Flory-Huggins energy potential is solved numerically by using a convex splitting scheme. This numerical scheme is based on the Backward Differentiation Formula (BDF) method in time and mixed finite element method in space. A regularization procedure is applied to logarithmic potential, which makes the domain of the regularized function $F(u)$ to be extended from $(-1,1)$ to $(-\infty,\infty)$. The unconditional energy stability is obtained in the sense that a modified energy is non-increasing. By a carefully theoretical analysis and numerical calculations, we derive discrete error estimates. Subsequently, some numerical examples are carried out to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.OA-2020-0123

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 13 (2021), Iss. 4 : pp. 867–891

Published online:    2021-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    25

Keywords:    Viscous Cahn-Hilliard logarithmic potential BDF scheme error estimates.

Author Details

Danxia Wang

Xingxing Wang

Hongen Jia

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