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We propose a new Lagrange Multiplier approach to design unconditional energy stable schemes for gradient flows. The new approach leads to unconditionally energy stable schemes that are as accurate and efficient as the recently proposed SAV…
We propose a numerical method for evaluating eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of Schr\"odinger operators with general confining potentials. The method is selective in the sense that only the eigenvalue closest to a chosen input energy is…
When applying the classical multistep schemes for solving differential equations, one often faces the dilemma that smaller time steps are needed with higher-order schemes, making it impractical to use high-order schemes for stiff problems.…
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In this paper, we study a novel second-order energy stable Backward Differentiation Formula (BDF) finite difference scheme for the epitaxial thin film equation with slope selection (SS). One major challenge for the higher oder in time…
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We prove the existence of a ground state positive solution of Schr\"odinger-Poisson systems in the plane of the form $$ -\Delta u + V(x)u + \frac{\gamma}{2\pi} \left(\log|\cdot| \ast u^2 \right)u = b |u|^{p-2}u \qquad\text{in}\…
In this paper, we innovatively develop uniform/variable-time-step weighted and shifted BDF2 (WSBDF2) methods for the anisotropic Cahn-Hilliard (CH) model, combining the scalar auxiliary variable (SAV) approach with two types of stabilized…
We propose an explicit particle method for the Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation that conserves energy at the fully discrete level. The method features two key components: a deterministic and conservative particle discretization for the…
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