The Weighted and Shifted Two-Step BDF Method for Allen-Cahn Equation on Variable Grids

Abstract

The weighted and shifted seven-step BDF method is proposed by the authors [Akrivis, Chen, and Yu, IMA. Numer. Anal., DOI:10.1093/imanum/drae089] for parabolic equation on uniform meshes. In this paper, we study the weighted and shifted two-step BDF method (WSBDF2) for the Allen-Cahn equation on variable grids. In order to preserve a modified energy dissipation law at the discrete level, a novel technique is designed to deal with the nonlinear term. The stability and convergence analysis of the WSBDF2 method are rigorously proved by the energy method under the adjacent time-step ratios $r_s ≥ 4.8645.$ Finally, numerical experiments are implemented to illustrate the theoretical results. The proposed approach is applicable for the Cahn-Hilliard equation.