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In this article we present a refined convergence analysis for a second order accurate in time, fourth order finite difference numerical scheme for the 3-D Cahn-Hilliard equation, with an improved convergence constant. A modified backward…

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We present and analyze finite difference numerical schemes for the Allen Cahn/Cahn-Hilliard equation with a logarithmic Flory Huggins energy potential. Both the first order and second order accurate temporal algorithms are considered. In…

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In this paper, we construct and analyze a uniquely solvable, positivity preserving and unconditionally energy stable finite-difference scheme for the periodic three-component Macromolecular Microsphere Composite (MMC) hydrogels system, a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-07-07 Lixiu Dong , Cheng Wang , Steven M. Wise , Zhengru Zhang

In this paper, we study numerical methods for solving the coupled Allen-Cahn/Cahn-Hilliard system associated with a free energy functional of logarithmic type. To tackle the challenge posed by the special free energy functional, we propose…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Jizu Huang , Chao Yang , Ying Wei

In this paper, we study a second-order accurate and linear numerical scheme for the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation. The scheme is established by combining a modified Crank-Nicolson approximation and the Adams-Bashforth extrapolation for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-09 Xiao Li , Zhonghua Qiao , Cheng Wang

We present a set of linear, second order, unconditionally energy stable schemes for the Allen-Cahn equation with nonlocal constraints that preserves the total volume of each phase in a binary material system. The energy quadratization…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-15 Xiaobo Jing , Jun Li , Xueping Zhao , Qi Wang

We consider the two-dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation with logarithmic potentials and periodic boundary conditions. We employ the standard semi-implicit numerical scheme which treats the linear fourth-order dissipation term implicitly and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-21 Dong Li , Tao Tang

In this work we introduce novel numerical schemes for a penalized version of the ternary Cahn-Hilliard system for the purpose of creating accurate and efficient numerical schemes of interfacial dynamics with three components as well as some…

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We present an energy-stable scheme for numerically approximating the governing equations for incompressible two-phase flows with different densities and dynamic viscosities for the two fluids. The proposed scheme employs a scalar-valued…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-06-26 Z. Yang , S. Dong

The phase-field crystal equation, a parabolic, sixth-order and nonlinear partial differential equation, has generated considerable interest as a possible solution to problems arising in molecular dynamics. This is because the phase-field…

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The Allen-Cahn equation with Flory-Huggins potential is a fundamental and crucial model in phase field simulation for describing phase separation phenomena, which serves as a core tool in diverse branches of natural sciences. The numerical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-27 Peng Jiang , Shengtong Liang , Tiao Lu

This paper addresses the analysis and numerical assessment of a computational method for solving the Cahn--Hilliard equation defined on a surface. The proposed approach combines the stabilized trace finite element method for spatial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-27 Deepika Garg , Maxim Olshanskii

In this paper we provide a detailed convergence analysis for fully discrete second order (in both time and space) numerical schemes for nonlocal Allen-Cahn (nAC) and nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard (nCH) equations. The unconditional unique…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Zhen Guan , John Lowengrub , Cheng Wang

We present error estimates for four unconditionally energy stable numerical schemes developed for solving Allen-Cahn equations with nonlocal constraints. The schemes are linear and second order in time and space, designed based on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-23 Shouwen Sun , Xiaobo Jing , Qi Wang

Implicit-Explicit methods have been widely used for the efficient numerical simulation of phase field problems such as the Cahn-Hilliard equation or thin film type equations. Due to the lack of maximum principle and stiffness caused by the…

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In this paper, we present a novel second order in time mixed finite element scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes equations with matched densities. The scheme combines a standard second order Crank-Nicholson method for the…

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We develop a robust solver for a mixed finite element convex splitting scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard equation. The key ingredient of the solver is a preconditioned minimal residual algorithm (with a multigrid preconditioner) whose…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-09-14 Susanne C. Brenner , Amanda E. Diegel , Li-Yeng Sung

This work uses a linear relaxation method to develop efficient numerical schemes for the time-fractional Allen-Cahn and Cahn-Hilliard equations. The L1+-CN formula is used to discretize the fractional derivative, and an auxiliary variable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-16 Hui Yu , Zhaoyang Wang , Ping Lin

In this paper, we present an efficient energy stable scheme to solve a phase field model incorporating contact line condition. Instead of the usually used Cahn-Hilliard type phase equation, we adopt the Allen-Cahn type phase field model…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-21 Rui Chen , Xiaofeng Yang , Hui Zhang