On large time-stepping methods for the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Applied Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 5-7 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 616-628

  He, Yinnian ^a   Liu, Yunxian ^b   Tang, Tao ^c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equation; Decay of energy; Large time stepping method; Semi implicit scheme; Spectral method; Stability

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATION; LARGE TIME-STEPPING METHOD; SEMI-IMPLICIT SCHEME; SPECTRAL METHOD;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 34147135231     PISSN: 01689274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnum.2006.07.026     Document Type: Article

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