Metastable patterns for the Cahn-Hilliard equation. I (Q1332182)

The dynamics of the one-dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation is studied. A global manifold which is close to being the global unstable manifold of an equilibrium having \(N+1\) interior layers is described and it is shown that a small tubular neighborhood of this manifold attracts nearby points exponentially and points within the neighborhood move with a speed which is \(O(e^{-c/ \varepsilon})\) for some \(c>0\).