On Symmetry Breaking of Allen-Cahn

On Symmetry Breaking of Allen-Cahn

Year:    2022

Author:    Dong Li, Chaoyu Quan, Tao Tang, Wen Yang

CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 221–243

Abstract

This paper is concerned with numerical solutions for the Allen-Cahn equation with standard double well potential and periodic boundary conditions. Surprisingly it is found that using standard numerical discretizations with high precision computational solutions may converge to completely incorrect steady states. This happens for very smooth initial data and state-of-the-art algorithms. We analyze this phenomenon and showcase the resolution of this problem by a new symmetry-preserving filter technique. We develop a new theoretical framework and rigorously prove the convergence to steady states for the filtered solutions.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/csiam-am.SO-2021-0030

CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 221–243

Published online:    2022-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    23

Keywords:    Allen-Cahn equation symmetry breaking steady state.

Author Details

Dong Li

Chaoyu Quan

Tao Tang

Wen Yang

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