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 (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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