Bull. Korean Math. Soc. 2019; 56(1): 265-276
Online first article January 11, 2019 Printed January 31, 2019
https://doi.org/10.4134/BKMS.b180238
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Junseok Kim, Hyun Geun Lee
Korea University; Kwangwoon University
For a simple implementation, a linear convex splitting scheme was coupled with the Fourier spectral method for the Cahn--Hilliard equation with a logarithmic free energy. However, an inappropriate value of the splitting parameter of the linear scheme may lead to incorrect morphologies in the phase separation process. In order to overcome this problem, we present a nonlinear convex splitting Fourier spectral scheme for the Cahn--Hilliard equation with a logarithmic free energy, which is an appropriate extension of Eyre's idea of convex-concave decomposition of the energy functional. Using the nonlinear scheme, we derive a useful formula for the relation between the gradient energy coefficient and the thickness of the interfacial layer. And we present numerical simulations showing the different evolution of the solution using the linear and nonlinear schemes. The numerical results demonstrate that the nonlinear scheme is more accurate than the linear one.
Keywords: nonlinear convex splitting scheme, Fourier spectral method, Cahn--Hilliard equation, logarithmic free energy, phase separation
MSC numbers: 35Q99, 65M70
Supported by: J. S. Kim was supported by Korea University Future Research Grant. H. G. Lee was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2017R1D1A1B03034619).
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