Convergence of the Scalar- and Vector-Valued Allen-Cahn Equation to Mean Curvature Flow with 90{\deg}-Contact Angle in Higher Dimensions

DOI10.3233/ASY-221775arXiv2105.07100MaRDI QIDQ6367694FDOQ6367694

Authors Maximilian Moser 

Publication date 14 May 2021

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Singular perturbations in context of PDEs (35B25) Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations (35K20) Reaction-diffusion equations (35K57) Flows related to mean curvature (53E10)

Abstract: We consider the sharp interface limit for the scalar-valued and vector-valued Allen-Cahn equation with homogeneous Neumann boundary condition in a bounded smooth domain $Omega$ of arbitrary dimension $Ngeq2$ in the situation when a two-phase diffuse interface has developed and intersects the boundary $partialOmega$. The limit problem is mean curvature flow with $90${deg}-contact angle and we show convergence in strong norms for well-prepared initial data as long as a smooth solution to the limit problem exists. To this end we assume that the limit problem has a smooth solution on $[0,T]$ for some time $T>0$. Based on the latter we construct suitable curvilinear coordinates and set up an asymptotic expansion for the scalar-valued and the vector-valued Allen-Cahn equation. Finally, we prove a spectral estimate for the linearized Allen-Cahn operator in both cases in order to estimate the difference of the exact and approximate solutions with a Gronwall-type argument.

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