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Garcke, Harald ; Weikard, Ulrich

Numerical Approximation of the Cahn-Larché Equation

Garcke, Harald and Weikard, Ulrich (2005) Numerical Approximation of the Cahn-Larché Equation. Numerische Mathematik 100 (4), pp. 639-662.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 03 Nov 2009 09:12
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.10825


Abstract

Spinodal decomposition, i.e., the separation of a homogeneous mixture into different phases, can be modeled by the Cahn-Hilliard equation - a fourth order semilinear parabolic equation. If elastic stresses due to a lattice misfit become important, the Cahn-Hilliard equation has to be coupled to an elasticity system to take this into account. Here, we present a discretization based on finite ...

Spinodal decomposition, i.e., the separation of a homogeneous mixture into different phases, can be modeled by the Cahn-Hilliard equation - a fourth order semilinear parabolic equation. If elastic stresses due to a lattice misfit become important, the Cahn-Hilliard equation has to be coupled to an elasticity system to take this into account. Here, we present a discretization based on finite elements and an implicit Euler scheme. We first show solvability and uniqueness of solutions. Based on an energy decay property we then prove convergence of the scheme. Finally we present numerical experiments showing the impact of elasticity on the morphology of the microstructure.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleNumerische Mathematik
Publisher:SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:HEIDELBERG
Volume:100
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:4
Page Range:pp. 639-662
Date2005
InstitutionsMathematics > Prof. Dr. Harald Garcke
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10.1007/s00211-004-0578-xDOI
KeywordsHILLIARD EQUATION; PHASE-SEPARATION; GINZBURG-LANDAU; SOLIDS;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 510 Mathematics
StatusPublished
RefereedUnknown
Created at the University of RegensburgUnknown
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-108253
Item ID10825

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