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Maximum bound principle preserving and energy decreasing exponential time differencing schemes for the matrix-valued Allen-Cahn equation

Numerical Analysis 2024-11-21 v2 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

This work delves into the exponential time differencing (ETD) schemes for the matrix-valued Allen-Cahn equation. In fact, the maximum bound principle (MBP) for the first- and second-order ETD schemes is presented in a prior publication [SIAM Review, 63(2), 2021], assuming a symmetric initial matrix field. Noteworthy is our novel contribution, demonstrating that the first- and second-order ETD schemes for the matrix-valued Allen-Cahn equation -- both being linear schemes -- unconditionally preserve the MBP, even in instances of nonsymmetric initial conditions. Additionally, we prove that these two ETD schemes preserve the energy dissipation law unconditionally for the matrix-valued Allen-Cahn equation. Some numerical examples are presented to verify our theoretical results and to simulate the evolution of corresponding matrix fields.

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@article{arxiv.2312.15613,
  title  = {Maximum bound principle preserving and energy decreasing exponential time differencing schemes for the matrix-valued Allen-Cahn equation},
  author = {Yaru Liu and Chaoyu Quan and Dong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.15613},
  year   = {2024}
}