Implicit-explicit timestepping with finite element approximation of reaction-diffusion systems on evolving domains

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Abstract: We present and analyse an implicit-explicit timestepping procedure with finite element spatial approximation for a semilinear reaction-diffusion systems on evolving domains arising from biological models, such as Schnakenberg's (1979). We employ a Lagrangian formulation of the model equations which permits the error analysis for parabolic equations on a fixed domain but introduces technical difficulties, foremost the space-time dependent conductivity and diffusion. We prove optimal-order error estimates in the Lpinfty(0,T;Lp2(W)) and Lp2(0,T;Hil1(W)) norms, and a pointwise stability result. We remark that these apply to Eulerian solutions. Details on the implementation of the Lagrangian and the Eulerian scheme are provided. We also report on a numerical experiment for an application to pattern formation on an evolving domain.


The paper presents an implicit-explicit time stepping finite element scheme for the transient reaction-diffusion systems (RDS) over an evolving domain. The initial-boundary value problem consists of the convective diffusion equation subjected to Neumann boundary conditions. The convection is induced by the material deformation due to the evolution of the domain. A weak formulation of the continuous RDS is developed. A semi-discrete and fully discrete finite element schemes are constructed and their error bounds are determined. Several lemmas and theorems are derived to establish the convergence and the stability of the schemes. The order of convergence is tested for a spatially linear and nonlinear periodic evolution. An example of Schnakenberg kinetics over a linear periodic evolving domain is considered to demonstrate the utility of the scheme.




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