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Front fluctuations for the stochastic Cahn-Hilliard equation

Mathematical Physics 2022-12-22 v1 math.MP Probability

Abstract

We consider the Cahn-Hilliard equation in one space dimension, perturbed by the derivative of a space and time white noise of intensity ϵ12\epsilon^{\frac 12}, and we investigate the effect of the noise, as ϵ0\epsilon \to 0, on the solutions when the initial condition is a front that separates the two stable phases. We prove that, given γ<23\gamma< \frac 23, with probability going to one as ϵ0\epsilon \to 0, the solution remains close to a front for times of the order of ϵγ\epsilon^{-\gamma}, and we study the fluctuations of the front in this time scaling. They are given by a one dimensional continuous process, self similar of order 14\frac 14 and non Markovian, related to a fractional Brownian motion and for which a couple of representations are given.

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@article{arxiv.1403.1708,
  title  = {Front fluctuations for the stochastic Cahn-Hilliard equation},
  author = {L. Bertini and S. Brassesco and P. Buttà},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.1708},
  year   = {2022}
}

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33 pages

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