The Cahn-Hilliard equation for an isotropic deformable continuum (Q1808968): Difference between revisions

The authors study the particular case of the Cahn-Hilliard equations \[ \left.\begin{aligned} & \frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t}=k\Delta[f'(\rho)-\alpha\Delta\rho+\lambda\rho]\\ &a\Delta u+(a+b)\nabla\text{div }u-k\nabla\rho=0\end{aligned} \quad \right\} \quad x\in\Omega,\;\;t>0, \tag{1} \] where \(\rho(x,t)\) and \(u(x,t)\) are unknown scalar and vector functions respestively, \(k\), \(a\), \(b\), \(\alpha\), \(\lambda\) are constants, \(f\) is generally a polynomial of even degree with strictly positive dominant coefficient, \(\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N\) \((N=2,3)\) is an open bounded domain with smooth boundary. The system (1) is associated with the boundary conditions on \(\partial\Omega\) \[ \frac{\partial \rho}{\partial n}=\frac{\partial }{\partial n} \Delta\rho, \qquad \frac{\partial u}{\partial n}\cdot\tau_i=\phi_i,\;i=1,2,\dots,N-1, \qquad -k\rho+a\frac{\partial u}{\partial n}\cdot n +(a+b)\text{div }u=g. \] Here \(n\) is the unit outward normal to \(\partial\Omega\), \(\{\tau_1,\dots,\tau_{N-1}\}\) are tangential vectors to \(\partial\Omega\), \(\phi_1,\dots,\phi_{N-1}\) and \(g\) are given regular functions satisfying the compatibility condition \[ \int\limits_{\partial\Omega}\left(\sum\limits_{i=1}^{N-1}\phi_i\tau_i= +gn\right) d\sigma=0. \] The initial condition \(\rho(x,0)=\rho_0(x)\) and the condition for uniqueness \(\int_\Omega u dx=0\) are added. The existence and uniqueness of a weak solution to the problem is proved. (Only the sketch of the proof is presented.) The long time behavior of the solution is studied too.