Convergence to equilibrium for the Cahn-Hilliard equation with a logarithmic free energy

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3176-3193

  Abels, Helmut ^a   Wilke, Mathias ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equation; Convergence to steady states; Logarithmic potential; Lojasiewicz Simon inequality; Monotone operators

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATION; LOGARITHMIC POTENTIAL; LOJASIEWICZ-SIMON INEQUALITY; MONOTONE OPERATORS; STEADY STATES;

EQUATIONS OF STATE;

EID: 34547595689     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.na.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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