Numerical approximations and error analysis of the Cahn-Hilliard equation with reaction rate dependent dynamic boundary conditions (Q2028530)

The authors present a semi-discretization (discretisation in time) for a Cahn-Hilliard equation, with reaction rate dependent dynamic boundary conditions, introduced in [\textit{P. Knopf} et al., ESAIM, Math. Model. Numer. Anal. 55, No. 1, 229--282 (2021; Zbl 1470.35173)]. A first-order in time, linear and energy stable scheme for solving this model is proposed. Error analysis is also provided. Some numerical experiments in two dimensions are presented to confirm the accuracy of the proposed scheme. The discretisation in space in these simulations is performed using the second-order central finite difference method on uniform meshes. The convergence results for the relaxation parameter \(K\rightarrow 0\) and \(K\rightarrow \infty\) are also illustrated, which are consistent with the former work.