The 3D strict separation property for the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation with singular potential

arXiv2303.07745MaRDI QIDQ6429487FDOQ6429487

Authors: Andrea Poiatti 

Publication date: 14 March 2023

Abstract: We consider the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation with singular (logarithmic) potential and constant mobility in three-dimensional bounded domains and we establish the validity of the instantaneous strict separation property. This means that any weak solution, which is not a pure phase initially, stays uniformly away from the pure phases $pm1$ from any positive time on. This work extends the result in dimension two for the same equation and gives a positive answer to the long standing open problem of the validity of the strict separation property in dimensions higher than two. In conclusion, we show how this property plays an essential role to achieve higher-order regularity for the solutions and to prove that any weak solution converges to a single equilibrium.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic behavior of solutions to PDEs (35B40) Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs (35B65) PDEs in connection with statistical mechanics (35Q82) Integro-partial differential equations (35R09)

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