Numerical modelling of phase separation on dynamic surfaces
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DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2019.109126arXiv1907.11314WikidataQ126784435 ScholiaQ126784435MaRDI QIDQ6322708FDOQ6322708
Authors: Vladimir Yushutin, Annalisa Quaini, Maxim A. Olshanskii 
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Abstract: The paper presents a model of lateral phase separation in a two component material surface. The resulting fourth order nonlinear PDE can be seen as a Cahn-Hilliard equation posed on a time-dependent surface. Only elementary tangential calculus and the embedding of the surface in are used to formulate the model, thereby facilitating the development of a fully Eulerian discretization method to solve the problem numerically. A hybrid method, finite difference in time and trace finite element in space, is introduced and stability of its semi-discrete version is proved. The method avoids any triangulation of the surface and uses a surface-independent background mesh to discretize the equation. Thus, the method is capable of solving the Cahn-Hilliard equation numerically on implicitly defined surfaces and surfaces undergoing strong deformations and topological transitions. We assess the approach on a set of test problems and apply it to model spinodal decomposition and pattern formation on colliding surfaces. Finally, we consider the phase separation on a sphere splitting into two droplets.
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