A stable, convergent, conservative and linear finite difference scheme for the Cahn-Hilliard equation

DOI10.1007/BF03167463zbMath1035.65100MaRDI QIDQ1394568

Daisuke Furihata, Takayasu Matsuo

Publication date: 2003

Published in: Japan Journal of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

stability; convergence; mass conservation; linearization; numerical examples; finite difference scheme; Cahn-Hilliard equation; decrease of energy; discrete variational derivative technique

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65M06: Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

65M12: Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

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