A biharmonic-modified forward time stepping method for fourth order nonlinear diffusion equations (Q2430076)

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A biharmonic-modified forward time stepping method for fourth order nonlinear diffusion equations
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    A biharmonic-modified forward time stepping method for fourth order nonlinear diffusion equations (English)
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    5 April 2011
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    The paper deals with a numerical solution of a class of partial differential equations that arise in the study of thin films and phase field models, which leads to a fourth order equation. The authors employ a finite difference method for space discretization and the forward Euler method for time discretization. Then stability and convergence results are presented. Finally, numerical examples of the lubrication equation, a degenerate Cahn-Hiliard equation and electrowetting on dieletctrics are presented.
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    finite difference method
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    backward time stepping
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    fourth order nonlinear diffusion equations
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    thin films
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    phase field models
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    forward Euler method
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    stability
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    convergence
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    numerical examples
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    lubrication equation
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    Cahn-Hiliard equation
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    electrowetting
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