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Numerical Studies of the Cahn-Hilliard Equation for Phase Separation

1987; Oxford University Press; Volume: 38; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/imamat/38.2.97

1464-3634

Charles M. Elliott, Donald A. French,

Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering

Phase separation in a binary mixture is described by the nonlinear evolutionary Cahn-Hilliard equation. In this paper, we discuss the physical background of the equation and describe its solution by the Galerkin finite element method. Some theoretical results are presented and computationally verified.