On fully practical finite element approximations of degenerate Cahn-Hilliard systems

Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 713-748

  Barrett, John W ^a   Blowey, James F ^b   Garcke, Harald ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convergence analysis; Degenerate parabolic systems of fourth order; Finite element method; Multi component systems; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035537706     PISSN: 0764583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an:2001133     Document Type: Article

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