Error Analysis of a Pressure Penalty Scheme for the Reformulated Ericksen-Leslie System with Variable Density

Error Analysis of a Pressure Penalty Scheme for the Reformulated Ericksen-Leslie System with Variable Density

Year:    2024

Author:    Xin Zhang, Danxia Wang, Jianwen Zhang, Hongen Jia

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 16 (2024), Iss. 4 : pp. 952–979

Abstract

Numerical approximation of the Ericksen-Leslie system with variable density is considered in this paper. The spherical constraint condition of the orientation field is preserved by using polar coordinates to reformulate the system. The equivalent new system is computationally cheaper because the vector function of the orientation field is replaced by a scalar function. An iteration penalty method is applied to construct a numerical scheme so that stability is improved. We first prove that the scheme is uniquely solvable and unconditionally stable in energy. Then we show that this scheme is of first-order convergence rate by rigorous error estimation. Finally, some numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the scheme.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.OA-2023-0121

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 16 (2024), Iss. 4 : pp. 952–979

Published online:    2024-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    28

Keywords:    Variable density constraint-preserving Ericksen-Leslie error analysis.

Author Details

Xin Zhang

Danxia Wang

Jianwen Zhang

Hongen Jia