Asymptotically compatible energy of variable-step fractional BDF2 formula for time-fractional Cahn-Hilliard model

DOI10.1093/IMANUM/DRAE034arXiv2210.12514MaRDI QIDQ6414784FDOQ6414784

Authors: Hong-lin Liao, Nan Liu, Xuan Zhao 

Publication date: 22 October 2022

Abstract: A new discrete energy dissipation law of the variable-step fractional BDF2 (second-order backward differentiation formula) scheme is established for time-fractional Cahn-Hilliard model with the Caputo's fractional derivative of order $alphain(0,1)$, under a weak step-ratio constraint $0.4753lea{u}_k/a{u}_{k-1}<r^{\ast }(alpha)$, where $a{u}_k$ is the $k$-th time-step size and $r^{\ast }(alpha)ge4.660$ for $alphain(0,1)$.We propose a novel discrete gradient structure by a local-nonlocal splitting technique, that is, the fractional BDF2 formula is split into a local part analogue to the two-step backward differentiation formula of the first derivative and a nonlocal part analogue to the L1-type formula of the Caputo's derivative. More interestingly, in the sense of the limit $alphaightarrow{1}^{-}$, the discrete energy and the corresponding energy dissipation law are asymptotically compatible with the associated discrete energy and the energy dissipation law of the variable-step BDF2 method for the classical Cahn-Hilliard equation, respectively. Numerical examples with an adaptive stepping procedure are provided to demonstrate the accuracy and the effectiveness of our proposed method.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial differential equations of mathematical physics and other areas of application (35Q99) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12) Structured surfaces and interfaces, coexistent phases (74A50)

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