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Stability and error estimates for non-linear Cahn–Hilliard-type equations on evolving surfaces

, and . Numerische Mathematik, (2022)https://rdcu.be/cKKTQ.
DOI: 10.1007/s00211-022-01280-5

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a non-linear fourth-order evolution equation of Cahn–Hilliard-type on evolving surfaces with prescribed velocity, where the non-linear terms are only assumed to have locally Lipschitz derivatives. High-order evolving surface finite elements are used to discretise the weak equation system in space, and a modified matrix–vector formulation for the semi-discrete problem is derived. The anti-symmetric structure of the equation system is preserved by the spatial discretisation. A new stability proof, based on this structure, combined with consistency bounds proves optimal-order and uniform-in-time error estimates. The paper is concluded by a variety of numerical experiments.

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