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In this paper we establish the convergence of three computational algorithms for interface motion in a multi-phase system, which incorporate bulk effects. The algorithms considered fall under the classification of thresholding schemes, in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-12-02 Tim Laux , Drew Swartz

The threshold dynamics algorithm of Merriman, Bence, and Osher is only first order accurate in the two-phase setting. Its accuracy degrades further to half order in the multi-phase setting, a shortcoming it has in common with other related,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Alexander Zaitzeff , Selim Esedoglu , Krishna Garikipati

We extend the analysis by Esedo\={g}lu and Otto (2015) of thresholding energies for the celebrated multiphase Bence-Merriman-Osher algorithm for computing mean curvature flow of interfacial networks, to the case of differing space-dependent…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-27 Andrea Chiesa , Karel Svadlenka

The threshold dynamics method developed by Merriman, Bence and Osher (MBO) is an efficient method for simulating the motion by mean curvature flow when the interface is away from the solid boundary. Direct generalization of MBO-type methods…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-04 Xianmin Xu , Dong Wang , Xiaoping Wang

We introduce a method for computing interfacial motions governed by curvature dependent acceleration. Our method is a thresholding algorithm of the BMO-type which, instead of utilizing a diffusion process, thresholds evolution by the wave…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-11 Elliott Ginder , Karel Svadlenka

The Merriman-Bence-Osher (MBO) scheme, also known as thresholding or diffusion generated motion, is an efficient numerical algorithm for computing mean curvature flow (MCF). It is fairly well understood in the case of hypersurfaces. This…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Tim Laux , Aaron Yip

We analyze the continuum limit of a thresholding algorithm for motion by mean curvature of one dimensional interfaces in various space-time discrete regimes. The algorithm can be viewed as a time-splitting scheme for the Allen-Cahn equation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-04 Oleksandr Misiats , Nung Kwan Yip

We consider the thresholding scheme, a time discretization for mean curvature flow introduced by Merriman, Bence and Osher. We prove a convergence result in the multi-phase case. The result establishes convergence towards a weak formulation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-22 Tim Laux , Felix Otto

The famous thresholding scheme by Merriman, Bence, and Osher (Motion of multiple junctions: A level set approach. Journal of Computational Physics 112.2 (1994): 334-363.) proved itself as a very efficient time discretization of mean…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-13 Fabius Krämer

Bence-Merriman-Osher algorithm computes numerically mean curvature flow via solutions of heat equation iteratively initialized at the end of each short time interval. Inspired by the convergence proof of Evans of this algorithm where he…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-03-04 Emre Baspinar , Giovanna Citti

We introduce in this paper new and very effective numerical methods based on neural networks for the approximation of the mean curvature flow of either oriented or non-orientable surfaces. To learn the correct interface evolution law, our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-20 Elie Bretin , Roland Denis , Simon Masnou , Garry Terii

We present an adaptive variational procedure for unstructured meshes to capture fluid-fluid interfaces in two-phase flows. The two phases are modeled by the phase-field finite element formulation, which involves the conservative Allen-Cahn…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-07-05 Vaibhav Joshi , Rajeev K. Jaiman

We provide a new convergence proof of the celebrated Merriman-Bence-Osher scheme for multiphase mean curvature flow. Our proof applies to the new variant incorporating a general class of surface tensions and mobilities, including typical…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-29 Tim Laux , Jona Lelmi

In the continuum, close connections exist between mean curvature flow, the Allen-Cahn (AC) partial differential equation, and the Merriman-Bence-Osher (MBO) threshold dynamics scheme. Graph analogues of these processes have recently seen a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-07-11 Yves van Gennip , Nestor Guillen , Braxton Osting , Andrea L. Bertozzi

We extend thresholding methods for numerical realization of mean curvature flow on obstacles to the anisotropic setting where interfacial energy depends on the orientation of the interface. This type of schemes treats the interface…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-09 Siddharth Gavhale , Karel Svadlenka

We provide a new proof of convergence to motion by mean curvature (MMC) for the Merriman-Bence-Osher (MBO) thresholding algorithm. The proof is elementary and does not rely on maximum principle for the scheme. The strategy is to construct a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-03-21 Drew Swartz , Nung Kwan Yip

We introduce a simple and efficient numerical method to compute mean curvature flow with obstacles. The method augments the Merrimam-Bence-Osher scheme with a pointwise update that enforces the constraint and therefore retains the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-19 Fabius Krämer , Tim Laux

In this paper, we propose a new scheme for anisotropic motion by mean curvature in $\R^d$. The scheme consists of a phase-field approximation of the motion, where the nonlinear diffusive terms in the corresponding anisotropic Allen-Cahn…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-05-27 Eric Bonnetier , Elie Bretin , Antonin Chambolle

In this work, we analyze Merriman, Bence and Osher's thresholding scheme, a time discretization for mean curvature flow. We restrict to the two-phase setting and mean convex initial conditions. In the sense of the minimizing movements…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-19 Jakob Fuchs , Tim Laux

The computation of multiphase flows presents a subtle energetic equilibrium between potential (i.e., surface) and kinetic energies. The use of traditional interface-capturing schemes provides no control over such a dynamic balance. In the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 N. Valle , F. X. Trias , J. Castro
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