Finite difference approximate solutions for the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 437-455

  Khiari, N ^a   Achouri, T ^a   Ben Mohamed, M L ^a   Omrani, K ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DES SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES ET DE TECHNOLOGIE DE SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equation; Convergence; Difference scheme; Existence; Linearization; Uniqueness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847769551     PISSN: 0749159X     EISSN: 10982426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/num.20189     Document Type: Article

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