A nonconforming finite element method for the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 229, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7361-7372

  Zhang, Shuo ^a   Wang, Ming ^b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equation; Convexity splitting; Nonconforming finite element; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATION; CONVEXITY SPLITTING; MASS CONSERVATION; MASS ENERGY; NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT; NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONCONFORMING FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIABLES; SPLITTINGS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

EID: 77955269726     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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