Second-order convex splitting schemes for gradient flows with Ehrlich-Schwoebel type energy: Application to thin film epitaxy

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-125

  Shen, Jie ^a   Wang, Cheng ^b   Wang, Xiaoming ^c   Wise, Steven M ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex concave decomposition; Ehrlich Schwoebel type energy; Epitaxial growth; Second order scheme; Unconditional stability

Indexed keywords

COARSENING PROCESS; EHRLICH-SCHWOEBEL TYPE ENERGY; ENERGY FUNCTIONALS; EPITAXIAL-GROWTH MODEL; GRADIENT FLOW; SECANT METHODS; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER SCHEME; SLOPE SELECTION; THIN FILM EPITAXY; UNCONDITIONAL STABILITY; UNCONDITIONALLY STABLE; VARIATIONAL STRUCTURES;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 84861384579     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/110822839     Document Type: Article

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