A Third Order Accurate in Time, BDF-Type Energy Stable Scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard Equation

A Third Order Accurate in Time, BDF-Type Energy Stable Scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard Equation

Year:    2022

Author:    Kelong Cheng, Cheng Wang, Steven M. Wise, Yanmei Wu

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 15 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 279–303

Abstract

In this paper we propose and analyze a backward differentiation formula (BDF) type numerical scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard equation with third order temporal accuracy. The Fourier pseudo-spectral method is used to discretize space. The surface diffusion and the nonlinear chemical potential terms are treated implicitly, while the expansive term is approximated by a third order explicit extrapolation formula for the sake of solvability. In addition, a third order accurate Douglas-Dupont regularization term, in the form of $−A_0\Delta t^2\Delta_N (\phi^{n+1}−\phi^n),$ is added in the numerical scheme. In particular, the energy stability is carefully derived in a modified version, so that a uniform bound for the original energy functional is available, and a theoretical justification of the coefficient $A$ becomes available. As a result of this energy stability analysis, a uniform-in-time $L^6_N$ bound of the numerical solution is obtained. And also, the optimal rate convergence analysis and error estimate are provided, in the $L^∞_{∆t} (0, T ;L^2 _N) ∩ L^2_{∆t} (0,T; H^2_h)$ norm, with the help of the $L^6_N$ bound for the numerical solution. A few numerical simulation results are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the numerical scheme and the third order convergence.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2021-0165

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 15 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 279–303

Published online:    2022-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    25

Keywords:    Cahn-Hilliard equation third order backward differentiation formula unique solvability energy stability discrete $L^6_N$ estimate optimal rate convergence analysis.

Author Details

Kelong Cheng

Cheng Wang

Steven M. Wise

Yanmei Wu

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