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Optimal $L^1$-type relaxation rates for the Cahn-Hilliard equation on the line

Analysis of PDEs 2019-07-11 v2

Abstract

In this paper we derive optimal algebraic-in-time relaxation rates to the kink for the Cahn-Hilliard equation on the line. We assume that the initial data have a finite distance---in terms of either a first moment or the excess mass---to a kink profile and capture the decay rate of the energy and the perturbation. Our tools include Nash-type inequalities, duality arguments, and Schauder estimates.

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@article{arxiv.1806.02519,
  title  = {Optimal $L^1$-type relaxation rates for the Cahn-Hilliard equation on the line},
  author = {Felix Otto and Sebastian Scholtes and Maria G. Westdickenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.02519},
  year   = {2019}
}